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For a child to do well in Mathematics, he needs to develop his abilities in calculation. Learning Abacus-Mental Arithmetic can quickly enhance his competency in the calculation. It has been studied that the effect of Abacus Mental Arithmetic education on children’s academic performance in areas of mathematics abilities and comprehensibility and report the startling discoveries:

• Children who have undergone mental arithmetic classes achieved far better results than other students (who have not taken part in such training) in the following:
• Comprehensibility, mathematics abilities (including recognizing and understanding mathematical concepts, calculating abilities, mathematical problem-solving skills), mathematical performance, and IQ results.
• Students who have had one to two years of training in mental arithmetic are found to possess a better grasp of mathematical concepts, calculations and are more efficient in solving mathematical problems than those who have less than one year’s training. Students with more than two year’s training show even better results. Thus this indicates that the longer and the deeper a child is exposed to such training the better will be his mathematical abilities.

• The best period to start our course is when a child starts writing numbers 0 to 9 starting age 5 from primary one or two have the best learning and absorbing brain power (with reference to The Stages of Development of the Brain), it is the best time for nurturing the brain’s abilities and a critical stage when a child can start to grasp mathematical concepts.
• Mental Arithmetic provides fundamental training in mathematical and calculation concepts. It is also this stage where the child’s school work is lighter, parents should seize this opportunity to encourage the child to attend this program. This will in turn build a stronger foundation for their future educational endeavours.

The Stages of Development of the Brain:

• 3 years old: The brain has expected 60% growth; therefore a child has the strongest absorbing power.
• 3 to 6 years old: The brain has grown a further 20%. The learning and absorbing power is not as strong as in a 3-year-old. However, the child will obtain astonishing results if he is provided with more foundations.
• 6 to 8 years old: The brain has grown a further 10%, the child must put in tremendous effort if he starts learning at this age.
• After 8 years: If a child starts learning at this age, it is rather difficult for the child to achieve good results, he has to work harder with more disciplined.

• Flying Color is designed to improve not only a child’s calculating ability and his/her understanding of arithmetic but also to increase memory power and creativity, concentration level and listening skill, as well as the ability to analyze problems. On top of loving math for lifelong success, our ultimate goal is to build the child’s confidence level in their school work and life.

• Although calculators and computers have replaced the human brain in computing numbers] learning an abacus is a must for every child because it is instrumental in developing the whole brain and lifetime skills. Using the abacus requires coordination of the main nerves of the human body such as sight, sound, and finger movement which will induce the growth of brain cells. The mind undergoes three main stages of development namely physical contact logical explanation and visualization throughout the process and the abacus acts as a medium that connects the three stages. More than 80% of the world’s population are right-handed people normally having a more developed left brain with a less developed right brain. While the creativity side of the right brain is more than a thousand times more than that of the left brain. Learning the abacus will stimulate the development of the right at n early age.

• Arithmetic is remarkably important for helping young children build up a solid academic foundation. Teachers who work with young children know that it is not easy to introduce the concept of numbers and their values. For young children to comprehend the concepts of mathematics when presented only in abstract form will take a long process. Abstract means using nothing but brain power to solve problems. It is difficult for children to comprehend numeric relationships without using concrete objects such as abacus beads to relate numeric values.
• Learning how to compute numbers mentally is equally important, as it will effectively tap the unexploited parts of the brain and therefore promotes overall intelligence. The practice of mental arithmetic will sharpen the imaginative and memory power. According to scientific research, a child who lacks good mental formation can experience a sharp decline in mental abilities even as early as the age of 20. On the other hand, a child who receives this formation by the age of 12 will continue to remain brilliant even up to the age of 70.

First, conventional Abacus lessons used only single-hand teaching. As a result, only the left hemisphere of the brain is stimulated and the right half of the brain is ignored. Also, most of the conventional abacus lessons used 2/5 Abacus (2 beads on top and 5 beads at the bottom), and Flying Color uses ¼ Abacus (1 bead on top and 4 beads at the bottom) in the training process.

• Improve the accuracy and the speed o computing skill or logical reasoning.
• Promote a longer concentration span.
• Build stronger memory power.
• Enhance imaging skills or photographic memory.
• Create higher learning capability and self-esteem.
• Increase the level and speed of understanding (comprehension).
• Sharpen sound judgment/hearing skills.
• Enjoy the fun of learning and reduce stress