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Post by kimnz on Mar 26, 2005 0:18:16 GMT -5
Hi,
does anyone know of any sites that sell pre made reading resource materials that I would be able to purchase in order to help Jordan (almost 7) learn to read??
I have the book by Patricia Oelwin about "teaching children with ds to read" but I am wondering if there are pre made materials available any where. I also have two books by Barbara Green which are excellent.
Our school over here would not provide the sort of helps that most likely your schools do. I don't have a laminator etc and making up materials take up much time hence "pre made".
I have taught him some sight words, numbers, alphabet etc but the reading side is slow. I feel I need appropriate materials that are pre made, visual and manipulative.
As he is at home at the moment due to surgery and more to follow it would be great to get hold of something that is suited to his needs.
Kim from New Zealand
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Post by kellyds on Mar 26, 2005 0:28:37 GMT -5
I home school all of our children . . . have from the start . . . taught 'em all to read.  You can order some free stuff (workbooks with little, brightly-colored mini-books to cut out in the back) from the following link, plus there are fun activities online. www.starfall.comIf you have some specific kind of book in mind, let me know. (Colored or black-and-white? Phonics or sight-reading? Readers or workbooks?) There are a whole bunch of sources for learn-to-read material. |
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Post by kimnz on Mar 26, 2005 0:42:12 GMT -5
Hi there and thanks for replying,
It was great to hear you mention starfall as I had already checked it out some time ago and they can't post to New Zealand. postage to NZ is horrendous. The materials sound great!
Congratulations on being a homeschool Mom.
Jordan is more interested in coloured books and I was hoping to find matching activites such as word to word in a sentence with a correlating picture. I am also looking to find pre writing materials that teach the correct strokes, many of the down loadable ones are quite cluttered.
Are there any sites that you know of that cater specifically for children with ds and educational resources that suit them?
I have just written to a place in Australia for a brochure but it is for general special needs.
Kim nz
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Post by Sherri on Mar 26, 2005 16:18:50 GMT -5
Hi Kim, Just wanted to share these Interactive Reading Books. They seem a bit expensive to me, but if it works......would be worth the investment  www.beyondplay.com/CATALOG/LAN1.HTMI'm not sure if they ship out of the USA. If they don't you might be able to do a search on google & find a company that sells them that would. Wish you guys all the best!! Have a great day!!! Sherri |
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Post by kellyds on Mar 26, 2005 20:10:46 GMT -5
Maybe these printing readiness sheets would work: penmanship.donnayoung.org/redines.htmHere's a site where you can download readers. There are some samples for free. If you want access to the whole program, it's 29.95 for six months. It's a good program. I subscribed for a year and that was more than enough time to print out all of the books and related worksheets. You probably would be most interested in the alphabet books, the decodable books, and the sound/symbol books. The books are in black and white, but you can download a colored cover. www.readinga-z.com/Finally, I'll bet you can find some things to use at www.learningpage.com . You have to register, but it is free. You want the theme sheets, and click on Funsheets. (The site is easier to navigate if you register and sign in FIRST.) Probably some of the preschool or kindergarten ones would work. Feel free to email if I can help. I love teaching my children, and love helping others do the same. Bob Jones University has adapted their preschool curriculum to children with Down syndrome. It's the only one I know of that is specific to Down syndrome. I haven't seen the program yet, so I can't offer an opinion about it. There are a lot more curriculum suppliers, but I'm not sure what shipping to NZ would be, which is why I offered printable resources here. |
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Post by kimnz on Mar 27, 2005 1:29:34 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
thank you so very much for the information. I am going to follow through. I am also very interested to hear about Bob Jones putting out a curriculum specifically for children with Down syndrome. I'll check it out.
I know that shipping to NZ is a horrendous price but the materials from overseas are just so good!
Kimnz
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You can order some free stuff (workbooks with little, brightly-colored mini-books to cut out in the back) from the following link, plus there are fun activities online.
