Discover the keys to teaching children and adults with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities how to read for meaning. Written for today's busy parents and teachers, this easy-to-use guide explains how to "go in through the heart" to hook beginning and struggling readers with high-interest, individualised materials -- flashcards, personal books, and modified trade books. The simple strategies described are designed to "teach to the brain" and are based on research about how we learn most easily and naturally. The methods in the book can be adapted for learners of any age who are reading at a third grade level or below. One of the main strategies is "Fast Flash, which involves making flash cards of the words the child is learning and then showing them to him or her as quickly as possible. Another strategy is "Sandwich Style, a motivating method of alternating fun reading activities with less-fun, but equally important ones. The crux of the instructional method described in the book is to teach the child to sight read for content before focusing on phonetics. The book emphasises providing new or struggling readers with books that are intensely interesting to them about topics they love in order to get them excited about reading. With the help of plentiful illustrations, author Natalie Hale explains how best to motivate new readers using a combination of home-made and adapted materials. Whether or not you have any formal teaching experience, you can easily work the reading activities described into your child's routine at home. And, if you have at least five minutes a day to spend on reading, you have enough time to get started using Whole Child Reading!
Geannoteerde keuzelijst van boeken en ander visueel materiaal voor geestelijk gehandicapte kinderen en tieners, met leeftijdsaanduiding.
14 Interview between Fran van Brummelen and Irene Harvey , 17 August 1987 , Kew Cottages Historical Society . 15 Ibid . 16 Interview between Fran van Brummelen and Austra Kurzeme , 10 September 1987 , Kew Cottages Historical Society .
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