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sarahuk2 · Posted: October 21 2008, 10:05 AM Post subject: Getting her to read

Immy is 5 and we have been trying to teach her to read for more than a year but she is just not interested. We do lotto word matching, we read simple books and such like. Has anyone got any advice for how we might unlock this for her? She is a very active hands on learner and likes watching dvds.

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Tom · Posted: October 21 2008, 10:49 AM Post subject:

I think you are doing fine. keep it up and soon enough it will "click". I think there are DVDs for reading. You could try those.

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naomid · Posted: October 21 2008, 3:40 PM Post subject:

Have you tried watching Super Why? I think it's on one of the Nick channels at about 6:30pm. There's also a fun with phonics program on Cbeebies. Callum has always been interested in books and reading so he's picking it up slowly but surely.

Is there something that she's really interested in? you could make/buy some simple books about characters/activities she likes.

We play games making silly sentences with a combination of words and pictures, "daddy/mummy/immy is a " and then a whole load of pictures of different things to make silly sentences like "daddy is a sock" which we then all laugh hilariously at (even though we've done it a million times!). We bought magnetic keywords from Tesco's and use them quite a lot.

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sarahuk2 · Posted: October 21 2008, 4:15 PM Post subject:

THanks both! THe silly sentences sound like a good idea as so far she is working with really dull stuff like "I want a house" or suchlike! Maybe the humour route is worth pursuing. We don't get the kids channels in our house but maybe I can get it via Amazon? Jo Y mentioned Super WHy too and knowing Immy it is the sort of thing that could work as Something SPecial eventually worked for her! Her big fave at the moment is Barney btw

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naomid · Posted: October 21 2008, 4:29 PM Post subject:

You can get 3 of the Super Why DVD's from Amazon.co.uk http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/026-6454461-0641254?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books-uk&field-author=Super%20Why%21

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mary c · Posted: October 21 2008, 4:58 PM Post subject:

You probably already do this, but you can make reading more exciting by reading out loud to her in a very exciting fashion. We read a lot of books out loud and we try to do it with dramatic flair--Anna really enjoys being read to and I find when she is looking at the books later she will try to read them with the same dramatic inflections in her voice.

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sarahuk2 · Posted: October 22 2008, 4:52 AM Post subject:

THanks Mary

Yes I do already try reading with an exaggerated voice but it doesn't make much difference if she is on her own agenda! She is quite strong willed and if something feels like work she will often resist it - but when it clicks, then she really gets it, like signing and colours for example.

I would just really like to get the reading going and the school are at a loss and are not really tuned into trying different methods...

Sarah

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sarahuk2 · Posted: October 22 2008, 5:11 AM Post subject:

Naomi

Thanks for posting the link but those are to books rather than dvds and it doesn't seem that there are any dvds available at the moment Crying or Very sad

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mary c · Posted: October 22 2008, 7:48 AM Post subject:

I figured you already did that, but thought it was worth a try. There is a book, "Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome" by Patricia Logan Oelwein, published by Woodbine House that has a lot of games and exercises to do with your child that might have some ideas for you. I have one child who is dyslexic and I found the only thing that motivated him was listening to books on tape and following along with the written book, probably because the actor/readers made things more exciting to him than the written page.

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sarahuk2 · Posted: October 22 2008, 5:30 PM Post subject:

That's an interesting idea Mary - another mum I know mentioned that her son liked doing that but he is amazing at early learning! Immy runs to her own timetable and I wasn't sure about how she would listen but it is definitely worth a try.....

I also have that book and do dip in and out but was hoping for some inspiration! Or magic dust even. I think that she is the type of kid that when she gets it, she will really get it, but in her own sweet time. She was a late walker (3 years and 3 months) but she is a really fast runner and good climber now!

Thanks - any more suggestions very welcome!

Sarah

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SherryinWI · Posted: November 02 2008, 9:58 AM Post subject:

Some great ideas and further printables at
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/

She may also like the DVD--Meet the Sight Words.

http://www.preschoolprepco.com/h/p/msw1/index.php

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ajbest · Posted: November 19 2008, 10:26 AM Post subject:

http://www.up-for-reading.org/down-syndrome/reading/

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