Favorite Homeschooling Resources

Some of our favorite Homeschooling Resources are:

My Blog:  

-- http://thespeechlanguageandlearningportal.blogspot.com/

I will attempt to provide helpful speech, learning, language and homeschooling information. Please let me know if you have certain topics you would like me to explore.

If you are considering Home Schooling, I highly recommend the book, "So You're Thinking about Homeschooling" by Lisa Whelchel (Blair from "The Facts of Life").  I love this book because it goes through about 15 different styles of homeschooling and gives examples of what a "typical" day might look like using each style of homeschooling.  Some people really think that only certain people can homeschool...but I assure you, your different traits can make you a strong teacher in different styles of homeschooling.

The Down Syndrome Education Store USA:

http://store.dseusa.org/

This store provides a place to order both "See and Learn" and "Numicon" kits/materials.  You can find others in the UK, but shipping is usually much higher.

See and Learn:

http://www.seeandlearn.org/en-us/about/

The "See and Learn" program is a wonderful program targeting:  speech, language, reading, memory and numbers designed specifically for individuals with DS.  They now have both printed materials and apps for the ipad and android devices.  

Numicon

https://global.oup.com/education/content/primary/series/numicon/?region=international

Though I order from the USA DS store, this link provides a good description of Numicon.  It was made in the UK specifically for individuals with DS.  It provides a different style of manipulatives to help to aid in the mastery of math skills for our kiddos.

http://www.spielgaben.com/

This one is on my "wish list"! (I'm not sure if it's because of need, or because it's just so beautiful!)  Yes, it is expensive...but it's not just the manipulatives, but includes 8-12 years worth of activity guides.  For some of our kiddos with Down Syndrome, this could possibly take them through all their math years.

Gemiini:

https://gemiini.org/

Gemiini is my new favorite resource for speech and language work.  See my blog for a much larger description.

ABC Mouse

https://www.abcmouse.com/

We did a free trial of ABC mouse and really enjoyed it.  

Handwriting Without Tears

http://www.hwtears.com/hwt

A great writing program that uses many of the senses (and now has apps) to teach writing.  

Pinterest:

http://www.pinterest.com/jenncslp/

I end up making a lot of my own materials to tailor things to my daughter's needs.  I have hundreds of pins, you are more than welcome to follow me to see them.  

That's it for now.  There are so many more resources, but I'm going to have to tackle them a little at a time.