The document summarizes the Shichida Method, an educational approach developed by Makoto Shichida that aims to stimulate children's minds at a young age. It does this through exercises that use visual stimuli like mandalas to activate the right brain and develop photographic memory. The method believes children are born with innate intellectual abilities that just need nurturing. It emphasizes parent involvement through daily practice to continue stimulating development at home. Repetition and consistency are seen as key to helping children learn quickly and retain information in their early years.

1. The Shichida Method
presented by Alyssa Tabbert

2. He spent more than
40 years researching He developed a way of
brain stimulation with educating children so that they
young children. would learn quickly, in more
depth, and at a very young age.
Created through Professor Makoto Shichida

3. OUR BRAIN
*logic *feeling
*detail oriented *big picture
*language *images
*understands facts *understands meaning
Subjects that are left brain Subjects that are right brain
oriented: oriented:
~math ~art
~science ~music
http://mindmedia.com/braintest.html
This site will quiz you to see if you are right or left brain oriented.

4. OUR BRAIN continued
Left brain: turns external data from the world into language, which is an extremely
slow process, as it can only process data one bit at a time
Right brain: processes information as images, and is super fast, because it pulls
the image in as a whole instead of pieces ("big picture")

5. People using the Shichida Method use a Mandala (like the one pictured here) to help
stimulate and train young minds.
What happens:
A parent will flash this picture (or other Mandalas) to their 3 or 4 year old for a couple
seconds. The child will get a duplicate blank Mandala and have to recreate the colors,
ultimately using their photographic memory.

6. mandala
(photographic memory)
Would you be
able to color this
using the right
colors?

7. Professor Shichida's take on STORAGE of INFORMATION in left brain vs. right
brain:
New Old
New
Old
LEFT
RIGHT
as new information comes in, as new information comes in, old
old information is dumped out information stays put

8. "All babies are born geniuses." ~Makoto Shichida
*babies aged 0 - 3 are right brain
oriented because they learn with all 5
senses
*babies are born with an innate unique
ability that just needs to be tapped into
*babies' minds develop at an extremely
fast pace soon after birth
~By the time a child reaches 6 years, 70% of their brain is
developed.
~By the time a child reaches 10 years, 90% of their brain is
developed.

9. "All babies are born geniuses." ~Makoto Shichida
Right brain capabilities that all children possess:
1. The five senses of the right brain. Corresponding to the 5 senses of the left-brain (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell) the right brain also
has its 5 senses. However, they are not the senses of sight and hearing in the normal manner, but the ability to see, hear, sense things
through waves translated into images. These 5 senses of the right brain are its basic abilities. When these abilities are released, man
becomes capable of seeing images as motion pictures.
2. The ability to see images in the form of motion pictures.
3. Photographic memory
4. The ability to do complex mental calculations.
5. The conversion of images to words, numbers, symbols and the reverse.
6. The ability to master foreign languages easily.
7. The ability to receive inspiration and use it towards unique creativity.
8. The ability of photographic speed-reading.
9. The ability to receive information on an intuitive level, and to use that information accordingly.

10. Parent-child bonding
is a key ingredient to Shichida's success.
Shichida classes are offered 75 minutes per week, so in order to achieve
the growth potential for a child, it's important to continue "training" at
home.
"Training": educating and nurturing the child

11. Shichida Principle
Repetition and consistency are the keys to success in teaching.
The teachers will present information slowly and repetitively to exercise the left
brain, and flash information quickly to stimulate and activate the right brain function.
The Shichida Method uses tons of flashcards.

12. Our Education System
focuses on subjects that are left brain oriented (math,
science, history)
By the time our children hit school, they are more left brain oriented (on
average)

13. Other programs similar to Shichida's:
Glenn Doman
Heguru
Tweedle Wink

14. If you have any questions...
Alyssa.Tabbert@k12.sd.us
Thanks!

15. References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Institutes_for_the_Achievement_of_Human_Potential
http://teachers.net/wong/MAY10/
http://viewzone2.com/bicamx.html
http://www.acceleratedlearningmethods.com/shichida-method.html
http://www.brainy-child.com/article/braindevcenter.shtml
http://www.glenndomanonline.com/about-us/philosophy.html
http://www.heguru.com.my/right-brain-training-program.htm
http://www.rightbrainkids.com/content/blogsection/25/200/
http://www.shichidamethod.com/