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What Really Matters No matter which reading method you follow, if you keep these 3 BASICS in mind, you’re off to the best start. Drop any one of these three, and you’ll be looking at [...]

It happens. There are varied reasons…maybe the learner is tired, hungry, cranky (in which case, put the flash cards away!) But whatever the reason, you’re now in a gridlock. (You can [...]

I’d love to come spread the word on how to most quickly and successfully teach our learners (all ages) with Down syndrome to read. For parent groups or associations wanting to bring me [...]

Yes! Believe it or not, you can accomplish tons in 15 minutes a day. That’s because frequency is one of the brain’s best friends for learning. A few minutes a day trumps a one hour [...]

I’LL SAY IT AGAIN…PERSONAL PAGES ARE THE BOMB. Free, easy-peasy, takes 5 minutes, kids love them, fabulous tool for generalizing vocabulary…what more can I say? Plenty, as it turns out. Here are [...]

“CAS” vs. “TMT” Hi, Everyone! In Dallas last weekend, so many parents talked to me about their worries over speech delays and possible apraxia (CAS), that I want to talk [...]

How often? How long? This is not only a good question, it’s a vital one. Barring other issues which may need to be addressed, such as vision or tracking problems, behavioral issues, etc., [...]

Part 3 Okay, let’s wrap this up. I’ve given you info gathered from many sources about what we should be wary of when it comes to our children and device use, whether computer, tablet, [...]

40% of children ages 8 and under have their own tablet, up from 1 percent in 2011 Hope that got your attention. Part 2 Welcome to Part 2 of my 3-part post on devices and our children with Down [...]

This will be my first of 3 articles on device use and our kids; I’m taking it by age categories. Let’s start with babies under 2 years. You’re the expert on your child, and [...]