Lately, it has become increasingly popular to teach mental arithmetic to children. To lay the foundation of their children’s basic math, memory and thinking skills, parents have been sending their children to learn mental arithmetic at a young age. This book starts by telling the story of mental arithmetic child prodigy Su Wan Ting, who passed level ten in both mental and abacus calculation exams when she was ten years old and level fourteen in the special exam for mental calculation when she was eleven years old, thereby holding the highest record nationwide. The mental arithmetic child prodigy wasn’t born a child prodigy. Su Wan Ting’s teacher Tai Chiang Ching discloses the secret to inspiring brain power and shares the story of how a child prodigy was fostered. By reading this book, you will find that everyone has the potential to become a child prodigy.
作者簡介
Biography of Tai Chiang Ching
Born May 1, 1961.
1979: passed level five in abacus calculation
1984: founded CMA.
1991: started serving as committee member of Children's Association of Abacus Calculation in Taiwan.
1991: student Lin Tzu Yin won championship in world competition
1992: pioneered teaching with the Two-Hand System in Taiwan.
1994: awarded level ten in educating by Children's Association of Abacus Calculation in Taiwan.
1994: student Lin Tzu Yin placed first in Taiwan group in China-Taiwan abacus competition.
1994: student Lin Tzu Yin placed first in the first contest of top ten outstanding children of abacus calculation.
1996: student Su Wan Ting placed first in top ten outstanding children of abacus calculation in Taiwan.
1996: served as judge in international abacus competition.
1996: student Su Wan Ting placed first in intercontinental cup abacus competition.
1996: student Su Wan Ting passes level fourteen in mental calculation special level test .
1997: student Su Wan Ting wins first place in both abacus and mental arithmetic in national children's abacus competition.
目錄
The story of a child prodigy in mental arithmetic-Su Wan Ting
Content
Preface 1 Abacus calculation is more than a “tool.” It is a “toy!” Chen Wan Fa
Preface 2 Abacus calculation inspires intelligence; Mental calculation stimulates potential. Tai Chiang Ching
Preface 3 The people I want to thank. Chen Hua Dan
Chapter 1 The story of a child prodigy in mental calculation
Not knowing the answer to 7+2
The neighbor boy inspires
First teacher’s “genius experimental class”
Starting phase: ask only how much we cultivate, not how much we will harvest
You reap what you sow indeed
Su’s mother, who overcomes adversity
Family involvement for the tiny challenger
We are friends in this family
If counting numbers were like counting money
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
The dilemma over piano and abacus calculation
The bottleneck: level 9
Letting kids know where they made mistakes
The little girl who is no longer shy
The role model in the eyes of teachers
Skipping grades to junior high school group and taking first place
The youngest special level expert
Future little mayor
Sharing the experience of success
Chapter 2 Master Tai’s secret weapon
The Two-Hand System
Jilin Province’s epochal invention
The revolutionary invention of using both hands to stir abacus beads
The “right brain revolution” of using both hands to stir abacus beads
Potential Development
Positive thinking stimulates potential capabilities
Philosophy of success: a cut above the rest
Hawaii Five-O raises morale
Well-rounded teaching materials
Chapter 3 The secret to inspiring brain power with abacus and mental arithmetic
Seizing the critical period of cerebral development
Optimum age: 4-12
Iconic memory lasts longer during childhood
An amazing effect: one specialty and multiple skills
Supernormal intelligence: educating geniuses
Jilin Province and Shijiazhuang’s genius experiment
Current situation of children’s abacus and mental arithmetic education in Asia
Learning abacus calculation prevents aging
(Appendix)
How to become a professional abacus and mental arithmetic teacher Tai Chiang Ching
Understanding the basics of abacus and mental arithmetic
Abacus and mental calculation testing method of the Association of Children's Abacus Calculation in Taiwan
Abacus and mental calculation sample test questions of the Association of Children's Abacus Calculation in Taiwan