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We Walked the Walk Jonathan (28, DS), my daughter Becca and I went to Disneyland Friday. I want to keep this blog upbeat, as my blogs always are. So I’m not going to say “The new [...]

  Last week in Part 1, I talked about the comprehension challenge that our kids (and their parents) face and covered some basic insights. Today I’ll summarize those insights and list [...]

DS Dreams Big I was really inclined to title this blog “OMG.” It would have been so appropriate. I feel you’ll echo that same thought by the time you finish reading this. And [...]

Comprehension, That Elusive Pot of Gold In general, poor reading comprehension plagues our kids with Down syndrome–and their weary parents right along with them. Why is comprehension often [...]

Teddy and the Cincinnati Reds We know about Tim Harris and his Albuquerque restaurant, and about other amazing individuals with Down syndrome who reach for and achieve their dreams. But do you [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]