mamabear2three Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Has anyone used anything that pairs a motion with the letter sound? Like Little Hands to Heaven but without the long poem/chant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 To answer your question, no. I hear that all about reading is for kinesthetic learners though. I just started myself with level 2 since we r about halfway through with phonics pathways, but u may want to look into the pre k one. We like it so far. Hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnwife Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Are you looking for something like this? I haven't used these with DS3 because he mostly knows his letters and sounds. But I keep that bookmarked just in case it should ever be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Why not use ASL fingerspelling, or signed language of choice?I do that with dd's spelling lessons because her handwriting isn't up to scratch yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamabear2three Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Are you looking for something like this? I haven't used these with DS3 because he mostly knows his letters and sounds. But I keep that bookmarked just in case it should ever be helpful. This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks! I may look at AAR prelevel too, we tried level 1 with DD6 but it totally didn't work - 5 minutes a day of phonics pathways on the other hand was nearly miraculous. The problem is the program I used to teach her the sounds (Alphabet island) is not going to work for DD3 (who is asking to learn) because she's not ready for the handwriting portion. I didn't think about ASL, but that's not a bad idea either... thanks for the suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I'm not familiar with them myself, but my niece goes to a private school that uses something called Tucker Signing to teach early reading/phonics to their preschool and kindergarten students. http://www.amazon.com/Tucker-Signing-Strategies-Reading-Bethanie/dp/1929229860/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340482550&sr=8-1&keywords=tucker+sign+strategy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Why not use ASL fingerspelling, or signed language of choice? I do that with dd's spelling lessons because her handwriting isn't up to scratch yet. This is exactly what I did, for a lot of reasons. I am convinced that adding the finger spelling adds a tactile component that is extremely helpful in learning to spell. And another benefit: my dd4 has really beautiful penmanship and can write well. I assumed it was because she is a perfectionist and because it is something she loves to do...but during both her neuropsych evals and one by an OT, both commented that the fine motor skills gained in ASL more than likely contributed greatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamabear2three Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 This is exactly what I did, for a lot of reasons. I am convinced that adding the finger spelling adds a tactile component that is extremely helpful in learning to spell. And another benefit: my dd4 has really beautiful penmanship and can write well. I assumed it was because she is a perfectionist and because it is something she loves to do...but during both her neuropsych evals and one by an OT, both commented that the fine motor skills gained in ASL more than likely contributed greatly. That is so interesting! I didn't think that ASL would contribute that much to fine motor skills, but I suppose it would, making sure each finger is placed correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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