Education

As parents of kids/teens/adults with Down syndrome, there are many areas in which we continue to give support through the years, because it’s needed. But Guess What? If you launch your child as [...]

The Short List: 3 Basics If you have only these 3 basics in place, you’re set for success in teaching your child with Down syndrome to read. The entire topic of teaching our kids can be [...]

  Your New Tool I believe that we can pull teaching tips from many sources not originally intended for special needs; here’s a decoding tidbit to add to your Teaching Toolbox. The [...]

Time to Expand Your Child’s Reading Success! Fun + Teaching Knowledge = Success. If learning to read is fun, your chances of success skyrocket. We’ll look at what you’ve put in [...]

If you want the pleasure of working with children who joyfully congratulate themselves, then you’re going to have to teach someone with Down syndrome. My teaching sessions are filled with [...]

Not to worry, it’s multiple choice, and there are no wrong answers. But your answers will help you be even more successful in teaching your child to read. Multiple Choice: Pick an answer, [...]

Success Step 9 Welcome to Step 9 on our start-to-finish journey of teaching reading to our children. While most school systems haven’t yet caught up with best practice for teaching our [...]

The Reading Railroad is Rolling Again! My post-NDSC-conference wrap-up is finally over, and the reading train is moving again. So here we are at Success Step 8. This is what you have going so [...]

Ink It In! If your reading plan is going to succeed (hopefully beyond your wildest dreams), you’re going to have to make that Teaching/Learning Time a HABIT. It has to have a place in your [...]

In Defense of Sight Word Reading You’ve been following along with our Success Steps to reading, and right now you’re Fast Flashing some really cool words that go with the awesome [...]