Thanks for the info Claire! I must admit I hadn't heard of LNT. I see the name "Trio" being mentioned now and then; guess that must be another Shichida spin-off.
Ems' Shichida teacher isn't great. She mispronounces words and doesn't seem very good at catching the babies' attention.
Pita: Good to hear Gayle's enjoying the classes! I don't manage to do Home Practice every day. Some days I get home late from work or am just too tired or I forget. So far, I think I only manage Home Practice maybe 4-5 times per week (instead of 7). Oh well...
When I do manage to get my act together, we do
1. flashcards (stuff I bought from Tensai plus my own sets - so far I've only managed to make Flowers, Things found in a stationery store, Desserts, Fruits, Farm Animals, Words associated with fairy tales, Transport, Occupations, Clothing, Vegetables, Buildings and Places)
2. random dots (I use my GD cards - which are rather large and tough to flash, I must say that Shichida's A5 format makes more sense!)
3. linking memory (so far, we're on Card 10 of the "Einstein woke up one morning" story) and
4. rapid memory (i.e. flash a picture at Ems for one second, show her that card and a very similar card and ask her to choose one).
I think the main challenge for now is coming up with new materials, especially flashcards since they are supposed to changed so so often! Ems enjoys the rapid memory game too, so I have been putting aside materials to make more game sets for her, but it's really hard finding the energy to make these new things after a hard day at work.
Anyhow, despite my complaining, I am rather enjoying the process, which is important, I suppose. The mums in Ems' class are talking about doing a Home Practice materials swop at some point but I have to wait for them to build up their "stock" first
Claire/Jules/Cheok etc: What's LNT's home practice like? Do they also recommend flashcarding, memory games, quantity recognition exercises etc?