TEACHING READING: SIMPLIFY THE BRAIN’S TASK!
Simplify, Simplify So often we make the reading task difficult for young brains. We don’t even realize we’re doing it, but we are. We put preliminary roadblocks, detours, and potholes [...]
By Natalie Hale
Posted READING: GET TO THE POINT…USE A POINTER!
The Best Little Tool This one’s indispensable in the teaching toolbox: an unsharpened pencil, one for you and one for your child. I collect “pointers” of wild kinds: with [...]
By Natalie Hale
In Down syndrome and Autism, Down Syndrome Reading, Dual Diagnosis, Early Reading, Education, Teaching Down syndrome
Posted DOWN SYNDROME + ASD: ONE TIP FOR TEACHING READING (It works for a single diagnosis, too!)
Dual Diagnosis: Double Whammy Teaching reading to a child with both Down syndrome and autism/ASD is a complex subject, and that of course is an understatement. Over the years, I’ve taught [...]
“TEAM TEACHING”: YOU AND YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER
Choose Your Attitude We’re beginning a new year and a new semester, so it’s a good time for AAA, Adjustment All-Around. Here’s the truth: it’s critical that you approach [...]
Tuesday Topic: FIREFIGHTERS TRAIN ADULTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME
Across the Pond… Well, this is a bit of British life we certainly want to imitate here (along with the civilized custom of High Tea, which I totally support.) Here it is: Essex County in [...]
HOMEWORK AND HOME TEACHING: WHEN TO DO IT
Are You An After-Schooler? A conservative estimate might be that 99% of parents of in-school-all-day-kids with Down syndrome are also “After-Schoolers.” Meaning that their kids attend [...]