Early Reading

What’s the Sandwich? “Sandwich Style Teaching” is simple. It means making a reading sandwich where Fast Flash are the two pieces of bread and the middle, the PBJ layer, is the [...]

Easy-Peasy answer: Because being nonverbal is NOT an impediment to learning to read.  I say this for two reasons: First, I’ve had an unusual number of students with Down syndrome who are [...]

Note: If you already read my previous articles “Parts 1, 2, or 3,” skip down to *NONCOMPLIANCE. If you didn’t, read this first part (in italics) because you need this initial [...]

Part 3 Note: If you read my previous articles “Parts 1 or 2” already, skip down to *UNDIAGNOSED ADD/ADHD. If you didn’t, read this first part (in italics) because you need this [...]

Part 2 Note: If you read last week’s article, skip down to *Undiagnosed Vision Issues. If you didn’t, keep reading because you need this initial information! Parents often ask me, [...]

Parents often ask me, when they use my Special Reads curriculum, “How long will it take for my child/teen to master this? And can he learn to read?” The answer is twofold: that [...]

HERE’S ONE STORY… If you’ve read my latest book, “Whole Child Reading,” you know that my premise for teaching reading to our offspring with Down syndrome is, [...]

Here’s one for the books (pun intended) My “significant other” seriously disliked reading as a child. He avoided it. Then in third grade, he discovered Mad Magazine. OMG! The [...]

CUT THEM OFF AT THE PASS… I recently got a wistful email from a mom that said, “He really wants to read, but I know he’s just pretending.” This mom was talking about a [...]

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 [...]