Seeing this five-year-old sitting and reading his homemade reading books aloud (with no pictures to cue off) to friends, teachers, strangers-literally anyone who would listen to him-totally defined my purpose. I was lucky Jonathan was a reading sponge, absorbing quickly and retaining easily. My love for reading ignited into a passion when I taught my son to read as a five-year-old, basing my approach largely on the right brain hemisphere work of Glenn Doman/Heguru/Schichida, as well as other resources, such as the gold standard research available to us through Down Syndrome Education International in the UK. That led eventually to developing materials that can achieve success with both speed and engagement. The reading materials you find on this site are the result of experience with both roles, parent and educator: discerning what works and what doesn’t for teaching children with Down syndrome to read. As it turned out, his reading skills transformed his life. I knew that literacy skills for my son with Down syndrome would be critical in his life. ![]() ![]() Like you, I was once looking for a successful Down syndrome reading program, one that would work well for my son’s early reading development. Perhaps unlike you, I am the parent of an adult with Down syndrome (Jonathan, 35, with DS, ADHD, and ODD ).
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