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Jennifer-72 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 A game that has helped my ds process info better is called A Fistful of Coins http://www.afistfullofcoins.com/. It is a game designed to improve memory, processing speed, and following multistep instructions. I can't say it is necessarily "fun" but ds does seems to like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Stare, Jr Great states An animal matching game, in German Minotaurus Kerplunk Rush hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacefully Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Qwirkle Chess Monopoly Sum Swamp Tangrams (not quite a game, but still) kid versions of Sudoku Battleship (dubious educational value, but hey, he's reading coordinates correctly now) Perfection (fine motor and visual perception - I love this one because he can play it by himself) Rush Hour Go (I think that's what it's called) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 A game that has helped my ds process info better is called A Fistful of Coins http://www.afistfullofcoins.com/. It is a game designed to improve memory, processing speed, and following multistep instructions. I can't say it is necessarily "fun" but ds does seems to like it. Jennifer, where did you buy this? On the website it says they're in Canada. And what ages do you have playing it? While it might be *good* for my dd, I'm not sure I could get her to bite. It would be very interesting with my ds for speech purposes, but I don't know if it would hold his attention. (It doesn't look the most witty or inventive.) He typically plays games that same 3 and up, sometimes 4, occaisionally 5. If it's a 5, he'll drift pretty quickly. Of course he drifts anyway, lol, he's a boy. But if I strapped him in, it would be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer-72 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) My son is 6 1/2. We have had this game and started playing with him at around 3 1/2 i think. I am in Canada, and bought it at a conference I went to on SPD. The author of the game is from my city. She is a educational aide at a inclusive preschool here and was urged by several SLPs and OTs to make this game after the children she was assisting made such great language gains using it. I do think I have seen it listed in a few of the special needs catalogs - I think Pocketful of Therapy carries it. I completely agree that it isn't all that inventive or witty, but it certainly does seem to do something and is great for working on language. I think you could probably do something similar on your own with things that are more interesting to your child then the trinkets that the game provides. I am happy to send you an example of each level if that is helpful to you. Edited August 13, 2011 by Jennifer-72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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