LOTTO GAMES: AWESOME NON-VERBAL READING TOOLS
Lotto or matching games are beloved by me and particularly by my non-verbal students. They absolutely love smacking those word cards down on the correct picture–or picture to the [...]
Tuesday Topic: DISNEYLAND DISABILITY DILEMMA
Wow, talk about timely. I’m taking my son Jonathan (DS, ADHD, 28) to Disneyland on October 18. It’s our annual BIG DEAL, and we’ve always relied on and been grateful for the [...]
By Natalie Hale
In Down Syndrome Reading, Inclusion, Modified books, Reading in the classroom, Reading Resources, Teaching Down syndrome
Posted MODIFYING BOOKS FOR READING SUCCESS: YOU CAN DO THIS!
Last weekend I had the fun of giving reading workshops for The 21 Club in New Hartford, NY, and as usual I ended the day with a hands-on workshop for modifying trade books. I can’t [...]
Tuesday Topic: HUGE BOOST FOR DS IN ENGLAND
Hear Ye, Hear Ye I’m guessing every parent of a child with DS has by now read at least one article about 43-year-old artist Tazia Fawley in Somerset, England. Baby Prince George, thanks to [...]
ANOTHER USE FOR FAST FLASH!
Who Knew? ABCs and Numbers! I never would have guessed this, but the same “Fast Flash” method that is so incredibly effective in teaching our kids with DS to read can also teach them [...]
TUESDAY TOPIC: A FEW WORDS ABOUT DOCTORS
First Word: Enter new doctor appointments with an information sheet. Second Word: Don’t settle. Find the right doctor. Third Word: Get an accurate diagnosis if a secondary diagnosis is suspected. [...]
READING “M&M”s, PART 1
The Starting Gate Where do you start if you want to teach your child to read? Or if you want to make sure all the reading bases are covered in the classroom? What if you’ve already tried to [...]