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Child: _______________ Age: ______
Dates: _______________
Language Development Program
For ages birth to 12 months
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“Every sound a baby makes is language. The sounds a baby makes are not merely like English, they are English.” – Glenn Doman
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Developing Respiration
with
mobility program
Language development is dependent upon good, regular, mature breathing that a baby
is able to control in order to produce the sounds he wants. To develop good respiration in
your baby, he needs ample time on his tummy on the floor to move. Use the motor program
logs available on DomanMom.com for this.
Mobility program used today?
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Date:
Language competence
Language competence
 Choice boards Specific Sounds
Use content chart (below)
in a Poem
Having a
conversation
1-2 minutes
In box, write which number
board was used
per session
Language competence
Reciting a poem while baby says some of the words
Phase  1. Select a very simple nursery rhyme, poem, or Bible verse (just a few
words long in the beginning).
2. Cradle baby in arms, facing you, and say the poem clearly & enthusiastically.
Repeat this activity 5 times per day for five days.
Language Development
Language competence
 Creating Specific Sounds in a Poem
1-2 minutes
Use content chart to right
Phase  3. On the sixth day drop the very last word of the poem. For example, if
the poem is the phrase, “Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are” drop
the word “are”.
4. The dropped word is now “baby’s word” that he can say if he chooses. Once you
“give” a word to baby, do not ever “take” it back and say it in the poem again.
5. Say the poem with the exception of the last word. When you get to that part, pause
and look at baby with anticipation and wait for him to say the word (if he chooses).
Be patient and remember the choice is his. It may take up to thirty seconds for him to
build up the respiration needed to say a sound (his version of the word).
6. If he says a sound (the sound he says will usually not sound like the actual word)
celebrate profusely. If not, still thank him & ask him if he enjoyed the poem.
Phase  7. After he starts to consistently make a sound for “his” word (he will not
always use the same sound), drop one more ending word for him to say.
8. When you see that this poem with two dropped words is very easy for him,
introduce a new poem and repeat the process starting at phase 1.
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9. Usually when baby begins crawling, his language will improve
dramatically. At this point, baby will start interrupting you, and will want more words
to say. Start using longer (more than a few words, but still brief) poems and giving
baby more words to say, using the same process as above, except you may now also
use words in the middle of sentences as well.
Write Poem Here:
*10x daily (minimum)
*10x daily (minimum)
*5x daily
Choice boards: In box, write number to note which board was used. Write responses
in journal on backside of this page.
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Choice Boards
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yes
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Underline the word or words baby will say this week.
Phase baby is in this week (circle): 
Note: do this activity only at the best times of the day, when baby is fed, well rested, and in
a good mood.
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Note: it is a good idea to record your poetry sessions & conversation sessions to
review later: you will notice things in the video you didn’t hear or notice before.
Assigning Meaning to Specific Sounds
Language competence
Assigning meaning to specific sounds
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Date:
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Write new words (sounds) your baby says each day & what you think its meaning is.
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Fill in the blanks (triangles) with the different choices for a question you may ask
your baby. I.e. for the question “What is wrong?” you could write: “hurt”, “hungry”,
“tired”, and “none of these”. Note: for the actual choice boards, use a full piece of
8x11 paper per board.
To use: ask the question and then place baby’s hand on each possible answer as you
say it (i.e. put baby’s hand on “yes” as you say “yes”, then “no” as you say “no). Then
let go of your baby’s arm and wait, seeing if he either reaches for one answer, or
looks at one. Start with only two choices, adding more as baby becomes more skilled.
This weekly log is for use with the program outlined in Glenn Doman’s “How Smart is Your Baby?” This log is meant to be a supplement and is not a replacement for a full understanding
of the program: please see book for more details. To learn how we use the program in our family, please visit DomanMom.com. The creator of this log and website is in no way affiliated
with or endorsed by Glenn Doman or the IAHP.
Print this page on the backs of the log pages for keeping notes
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Notes & Observations
Stage I – M edulla
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Stages my child is in this week: *
Visual: ___________ Auditory: ___________ Tactile: __________
Mobility: __________ Manual: ___________ Language: ________
* Remember: during transitions your child will be in more than one stage at once.
or hosted on another site.
Circle M, T, W, etc. to show the day of the week
Day 1 (S M T W T F S)
Material & Supplies
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Short poem or verse
Video camera (or, if
not possible, an audio
recorder)
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Day 2 (S M T W T F S)
Choice boards
Environment free of
auditory chaos
 Additional paper, as
necessary, to record
conversations,
words
(sounds) he uses, or
choices he makes with
choice board.
Day 3 (S M T W T F S)
Day 4 (S M T W T F S)
Day 5 (S M T W T F S)
Day 6 (S M T W T F S)
Day 7 (S M T W T F S)
Summary of Week (Tip: weekly formal or informal evaluations are a good idea to determine what activities to progress to or focus more on)