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Posted: Aug 20 2009 at 10:57pm | IP Logged Quote insegnante
My almost 5yo DS appears to be on the autism spectrum (so I might ask about this on the special blessings forum too). He is language-delayed but still pretty verbal. He's known his alphabet and letter sounds for ages, and he has some ability to sound out consonant-vowel-consonant words, and to spell his own from sounding out and memory.

I wish we had more money because we're going to have to do a lot of trial-and-error to see what works for him as we begin officially homeschooling! It's going to be a different experience from working with his brother who does not have "special needs."

Here's an idea of where he is in terms of reading readiness: Without any serious attempt at direct instruction lately, he has indicated awareness that apple has an A, a P, and an L in it. Today my husband gave another example: he pointed to a motorcycle on his shirt, and said, "Motorcycle starts with M? It has a S in it? It has a L in it?"

So he has interest and some important ability here! Any ideas for a program that might work specifically for a kid like him?

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