tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post4923613492624535474..comments2024-03-17T12:02:12.410-04:00Comments on Love That Max : Kids with intellectual disability can learn to read, finds a study--and moms say, "We know!' Ellen Seidmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-4752185145704953622016-02-18T08:52:42.845-05:002016-02-18T08:52:42.845-05:00Yes you can. You just have to get a simple childca...Yes you can. You just have to get a simple <a href="http://www.civicsolutions.com.au/" rel="nofollow">childcare courses</a>. Here there are disability programs in brisbane south that supports the needs of young people with intellectual disabilities who are transitioning from education to adult living. You can go theough some article and head it. Special need children are very ease to handle but with carefulness. Carol Jenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301690852524268341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-39834577839872479382015-08-13T03:07:20.150-04:002015-08-13T03:07:20.150-04:00Great article Ellen! We just need to end the stigm...Great article Ellen! We just need to end the stigma, we are all able to learn and all differ in abilities. But unfortunately there are limited opportunities to young people after high school and they sometimes lose those very crucial life skills like reading and writing. If you have some time, have a look at Latch-On (Literacy and Technology, Hands-On at www.latch-on.net ). We have been working on this two year program for over 15 years to make sure young people with ID maintain strong literacy skills their whole life. We are on Twitter too if you'd like to say hello :) @latchonprogramAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875900709677536057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-74640783489456129142014-05-27T18:19:38.536-04:002014-05-27T18:19:38.536-04:00Thanks for sharing Ellen. It's a subject so cl...Thanks for sharing Ellen. It's a subject so close to my heart. Coopers reading journey is taking a whole lot longer than I had hoped for. At 9 some big visual processing issues are becoming apparent due to his brain injury and the ability to retain written information is proving difficult. He does however read graffiti swear words at the park! ;) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-50904073384566943052014-05-25T06:09:50.664-04:002014-05-25T06:09:50.664-04:00Patrick Mathis begin this study years ago. Dr. Rei...Patrick Mathis begin this study years ago. Dr. Reid Lyon was instrumental for his leadership at the National Institutes of Health Learning Disabilities Branch. Jimmy Kilpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313682666621668882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-7405952475515741112014-05-23T13:31:55.039-04:002014-05-23T13:31:55.039-04:00As one of the teachers in the program and now at o...As one of the teachers in the program and now at one of the schools involved, I want to say amen. I have 48 students with all degrees of abilities and all are reading something but one and he will. Thanks for noticing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-4274749964922155672014-05-22T23:11:07.710-04:002014-05-22T23:11:07.710-04:00Because intellectual disabilities are not brightne...Because intellectual disabilities are not brightness disabilities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616282351291824392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-91774267743211809532014-05-22T18:18:09.605-04:002014-05-22T18:18:09.605-04:00As somwomen who worked with kids with I D this new...As somwomen who worked with kids with I D this news seems akin to "The Sky is blue." Disability doesby mean inabilityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-19102259653562221172014-05-22T11:38:49.535-04:002014-05-22T11:38:49.535-04:00I love this too and am a silent fan of your blog.W...I love this too and am a silent fan of your blog.We live in France where kids with intellectual disabilities are so so underestimated,most of them if they can't learn to read by the age of 7 or 8 will never get a chance to continue learning to read.I have a son with Costello syndrome and he is 12 and I never thought he couldn't learn to read that's why I help him everyday and one day eventually he'll be able to have "access to what the rest of us enjoy".The video is great too.Thank you.anahitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242655411549833085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-25482739330886657162014-05-22T11:30:04.932-04:002014-05-22T11:30:04.932-04:00The work of David Yoder, Karen Erickson, Gretchen ...The work of David Yoder, Karen Erickson, Gretchen Hanser, Penny Hatch, Sally Clendon, and David Koppenhaver (from the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies) and Jane Farrell, Erin Sheldon and others prove that ALL children can learn literacy no matter what disability they have, no matter if they have speech or use AAC, no matter if they can hold a pencil or use a keyboard or not. As Dr David Yoder said, "No student is too anything to be able to read and write". What students with disabilities need is literacy instruction and opportunities. The work of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies is phenomenal and if more schools started presuming competence, teaching literacy, and using decent and robust AAC systems then more students would become readers, writers, and autonomous communicators. Thank you so much Ellen for sharing that literacy for ALL children is possible. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697572320843961653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-70706748228843308802014-05-22T09:25:52.290-04:002014-05-22T09:25:52.290-04:00As a parent (AND a children's librarian) I LOV...As a parent (AND a children's librarian) I LOVE this!Mary Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03391350462599128358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-44313314362200144172014-05-22T09:19:13.997-04:002014-05-22T09:19:13.997-04:00Ellen, this is such a wonderful article. I have se...Ellen, this is such a wonderful article. I have seen kids with disabilities like Down Syndrome, Autism and Cerebral Palsy do pretty amazing things, including reading, at The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (www.iahp.org). They have been teaching brain-injured kids, even those who are non-verbal, to read since the 60s I think. So many people underestimate these kids - doctors, teachers, etc. But moms and dads know the truth - that their kids are way more than just a diagnosis. Here's a video from IAHP that gives me serious inspiration when I'm running low on hope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJc36xV4nX8Chelseanoreply@blogger.com