samba Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Ds14 has just started REWARDS this past month and it is going well so far. Is there a writing program that would complement Rewards? Ds is decent with dictation and spelling but has NO ability to translate what he knows to generating his own original writing. The stuff he can write from a dictation is way above what he could write on his own. How do we bridge this gap? This has been going on for years, where his skills keep growing and it makes no improvement in his writing. The VoyagerSopris website is such a headache to navigate. Nothing there quite fits my son's level or needs. Rewards wasn't even on my radar for ds. I don't remember what made me finally look at it...but it's perfect (so far). Just wondering what may be out there for writing that I don't know about. Ds has Down syndrome and possibly CAPD that was hinted at years ago but never confirmed. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Maybe Step Up to Writing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliR Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 The best things I have used for DD, who is operating at a low level for language, are the Diana Hanbury King Writing Skills books - starting with Book A. I have not found it necessary to have the teaching manual, so the cost is really low too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I have not used Rewards, but we did use Diana Hanbury King's writing workbooks last year, and I recommend them. They really do a nice job of providing scaffolding for building paragraphs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samba Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Thank you for the recommendations. I've looked at Step Up to Writing and think it may be more than ds can handle right now...not sure. I've never heard of the King books. I looked for samples and couldn't find any. I'd like to see more. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 You can find samples of King's books at the publisher's website: http://eps.schoolspecialty.com/products/literacy/writing-handwriting/writing-skills-2nd-edition/about-the-program And at CBD: http://www.christianbook.com/writing-skills-book-2/diana-king/9780838825662/pd/882566 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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