Teaching Down syndrome

Short Answer: No. You flat-out bust his comprehension engine if you do that. Long Answer: We want to encourage a flow in reading, because fluency and speed help comprehension enormously. We also [...]

Mom Needs Help! One mom, awash in homemade personal books and lotto games, wrote me this week saying, basically, “Help!” or, to resurrect a famous comic riff, “Who’s on [...]

Best Practice If you’re just starting down that reading road, remember that no matter which methods or materials you choose, you want them to be in line with best practice. Not many years [...]

Sometimes it’s just all too much. That goes for both kids and parents. It’s wisdom to teach our kids to read if no one else is doing a good job of it, and… It’s also [...]

Bedtime “Read-Alouds” are for love, language, and letting go of the day’s cares. That’s it. Nothing more: no teaching, no testing, no struggling to master a skill. [...]

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 [...]

  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’ve been following Success Steps 1-11 in my blogs, you’ve already covered all the bases for putting your child on a solid beginning-to-read foundation. So now your child is [...]

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 [...]