DownSyn Forum

Shawn's mommy

here are some great sights.... you need to make sure you go to the bottom of the pages on some of them, I learned that the hard way... have fun. If you have any questions let me know.. Wink

http://www.tlsbooks.com/
http://www.writingwizard.longcountdown.com/multi-word_handwriting_worksheet_maker.html
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/shelfwords4.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/games/game9.htm
http://www.readinga-z.com/
http://www.dltk-kids.com/new10.htm
http://www.schoolexpress.com/sentence01.php
http://www.kidzone.ws/prek_wrksht/dynamic.htm

_________________

Shawn's Mommy-Christy Jennifer 24 Reese 16 Shawn the big 9

LovelyKennedy · Posted: March 10 2009, 1:39 PM Post subject:

Thanks...my 6 year old right now is so into printing school worksheets these days..she will love this!!

_________________
Beth Mom to Cameron 2/26/2000, Kendall 6/25/2002 and My Lovely Kennedy 9/10/2003(DS)

Shawn's mommy · Posted: March 10 2009, 2:14 PM Post subject: worksheets,

I am glad, I love them, I use them all the time for Shawn, there are so many though, You could spend all day I am not kidding looking through them. It has helped Shawn so much...

_________________

Shawn's Mommy-Christy Jennifer 24 Reese 16 Shawn the big 9

mary c · Posted: March 10 2009, 2:15 PM Post subject:

Thanks a lot. We use this sort a thing all the time. Two websites you all might be interested in, if you don't know already are www.starfall.com (free) and www.onemorestory.com. The second one is not free--its about $45 a year but it has a whole library of childrens books that they can practice with, clicking on words they don't know so it will be read aloud, or having the story read aloud from beginning to end. This website has become our babysitter (JK) because it holds Anna's attention far more than any television show or movie.

_________________
Mary
Mom to Libby 6/92, Alex 9/93, Anna (DS)12/12/03

Please support the Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q284/maryc_010/a13-1.jpg[/img]

[img]
[IMG]

twyceborn · Posted: March 14 2009, 7:11 PM Post subject:

Thank you so much for these sites. As a teacher in an elementary school I need sites that I can retrieve worksheets to help my students. I am having a hard time finding some that are called "cloze procedure." Most of the ones I have found are to high for them. Anyone out there have any suggestions? I use edhelper.com all the time. I have a membership, but it can be used some without the membership.

_________________
Kim and Justin (08/15/95)

Nicola · Posted: March 15 2009, 1:31 AM Post subject:

Another truly BRILLIANT site for teaching early reading skills is readingeggs.com. It does cost but you can have a free trial for a few weeks. It is bright, musical, animated and implements "best practice" for teaching reading. I can't recommend it highly enough.

_________________
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/457305_4140051469588_391538551_o.jpg
Mum to Brendan 18, Chiara 17, Kiernan 15, Aidan 13, Lachlan 12, Gianna 10 (DS) and Sienna 8.
"This then is what Yahweh asks of you: to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God."

Adens mummy · Posted: March 15 2009, 4:16 AM Post subject:

Thanks for the links

Nicola wrote:

Another truly BRILLIANT site for teaching early reading skills is readingeggs.com. It does cost but you can have a free trial for a few weeks. It is bright, musical, animated and implements "best practice" for teaching reading. I can't recommend it highly enough.

I'll second that. After 4weeks on the site my son was reading, he doesn't have Ds, but I'm so impressed we will be using it for Aden. Actually Aden already sits and watches his brother play on it daily.

Matthew was only 4 years old when he started to read.

It’s now called ABC Reading Eggs, here is the link where you can sign up for 2 weeks free trial http://readingeggs.com/

And here is a link to my son reading at 4years just weeks after starting The books just arrived.
Matt reading at age 4yrs
His teacher was convinced he could only read from memory, until she tested him.

Just 3mths later reading, Green eggs and ham.
You can tell he isn’t reading from memory because he makes mistakes lol also most impressive is, he can read with expression (when he isn’t tired as in this video).

Matt age 5yrs, Green eggs and Ham

Nicola which of your children are using reading eggs and how are they going?

_________________

Nicola · Posted: March 15 2009, 2:14 PM Post subject:

Sienna turned 4 in January and uses reading eggs. Yesterday she read the book Lachie had brought home from school for reading. Lachie is an average year 2 student. The only problem Sienna has with "reading eggs" is that since it is fairly new and they are still writing lessons they can't pump out new lessons as fast as Sienna does them. For now she tries to read EVERYTHING she sees, and watches carefully when the other children read aloud so that she can work out new words.

_________________
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/457305_4140051469588_391538551_o.jpg
Mum to Brendan 18, Chiara 17, Kiernan 15, Aidan 13, Lachlan 12, Gianna 10 (DS) and Sienna 8.
"This then is what Yahweh asks of you: to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God."

Adens mummy · Posted: March 15 2009, 6:44 PM Post subject:

Nicola wrote:

Sienna turned 4 in January and uses reading eggs. Yesterday she read the book Lachie had brought home from school for reading. Lachie is an average year 2 student. The only problem Sienna has with "reading eggs" is that since it is fairly new and they are still writing lessons they can't pump out new lessons as fast as Sienna does them. For now she tries to read EVERYTHING she sees, and watches carefully when the other children read aloud so that she can work out new words.

yes that is the same problem Matthew has. he has moved on further than the program. They have just put another 10 lessons up, Matthew for the first time didn't have an interest at first but is back into it now.
Matthew is the same “reading everything he can” I just don't know how to progress him. He is so hungry for more. This is so strange for me, my eldest had a learning disability and our second child was average. I was hoping now that Matthew started school (Prep) this year, they would help out. This hasn’t been the case though.
I'm really not sure where to go, which books to buy...

_________________

HannahsmomUK · Posted: June 05 2009, 5:29 PM Post subject:

thanks for these links they are great

here is another site we use to print off stuff

http://www.senteacher.org/Print/

Also a visual timetables link

http://www.supportdisc.co.uk/Visual_timetable.htm

Also a pdf for some ideas for pre writing skills for younger children

https://www.northstaffs.nhs.uk/nsPortal/cmsitem?documentPath=NSLib/Pre-Write%20and%20Writing%20Skills&version=1

_________________

Please visit Hannah's webpage read all about her journey
Hannah's Video