TUTORING WITH TRAINING WHEELS
©1999 Ann Coffeen Turner
Sample Picture Letters from the Mnemonic Picture Game
©1999 Ann Turner
MNEMONIC PICTURE GAME
FOR TEACHING PHONICS TO BEGINNERS
For tutors, parents, and home schoolers
Memorizing which letter goes with which sound is
difficult for many children, especially dyslexics. When key words are built into the shapes of the
letters, the alphabet makes sense and
memorizing the letter-sounds is speeded up.
Young children, at-risk beginners, late bloomers,
dyslexics, and children with ADD enjoy playing
these games with their tutor or parent.
Teaching phonics with picture mnemonics has
been supported by research, but this technique
is often ignored in favor of rote memorization.
$25.00
PICTURE PACKETS FOR PHONEMIC AWARENESS
Dyslexic and at-risk beginners learn to blend sounds by
making three-letter words out of movable letters.
Matching colors on the back win.
Ready-made packets. The tutor and the child don't need to
hunt for letters and words.
Only a few letters to choose from in each packet.
For dyslexic and at-risk beginners, avoid retrieval problems
with miniature versions of the picture-letters from the
Mnemonic Picture Game.
This auditory-to-visual approach helps children with
blending, sequencing, retrieval, and listening problems.
21 packets - $15.00
SPELLING WITH CLUES FOR DYSLEXICS - ALL AGES
This approach is much easier for dyslexics than sounding out
and out-of-the-air spelling.
Age-neutral format.
Hundreds of one-syllable phonetic words in five categories.
Especially useful for learning consonant-blend words.
A tutor or home schooler can improve blending, sequencing,
and auditory discrimination with these spelling pages.
Dyslexics with retrieval problems can zero in on the letters
quickly, then kick away the training wheels and spell
without needing the clues.
Spelling makes sense when students can SEE the letters in
their beginning, middle, and ending positions.
Each phonetic category is $10.00
THE TRADING GAME - SYLLABICATION
For tutors, parents, and home schoolers.
For dyslexics and any child who needs to decode longer words.
152 syllable games in four levels - grade 2 through grade 5
Takes the boredom out of decoding detached syllables.
Parallel Dividing Pages for learning the rules.
Winning is based on luck and strategy, not decoding skill
$15.00 for 20 games $45.00 for all 152 games
COLOR-CODED VOWELS - ONLY 13 COLORS
Teaching phonics isn't enough. These games for words that can't
be sounded out. No need for "look-and-guess" sight words.
For tutors and home schoolers who want something that works
faster than what is provided in the classroom.
Match color-coded vowels to colored key-word pictures.
The colors make sense mnemonically. For example, elephants
are gray, and so is short e .
Vowel pack and fish games for ear training and automaticity.
The words switch easily to black before the pupil starts a book.
Used successfully with dyslexic pupils for more than forty years. Basic package $20.00 NINE RETOLD TALES
Grades 2 to 4. Time-tested classics in an age-neutral format.
Eventful stories for dyslexics who need a controlled reading vocabulary
(controlled by number) but are bored with beginnner books.
Large print and double spacing foster fluency.
The vocabulary for each book can be prepared by using the Color Code Games.
$20.00
I also have retold chapter books for dyslexic children who can handle third-grade
or fourth-grade vocabulary. Large print, double spacing, and stories that are
usually told in a more difficult vocabulary. These are for reading out loud with
the tutor. No need for short, choppy sentences.
These can be transmitted free of charge as attachments.
For the youngest beginners - phonics with mnemonic pictures and easy spelling games
152 syllabication games for the transition to advanced reading
Detailed lesson plans for an at-risk or dyslexic beginner--right on this web-site
Logjam-breaking use of color-coded vowels and spelling clues to make decoding easier
Games and stories that head off boredom and help children with ADD to concentrate
Click the blue circles for more information.
TAPES AND RULES
Ear-training and spelling rules for tutors, home
schoolers, and older pupils. Audio-tape and charts.
$35.00
TRANSITION PACKETS AND SPELLING CARDS
Combines the color code with the auditory-to-visual approach.
Go from three-letter words to phonetic words with varied
vowel spellings.
The packets have movable letters in ready-made packets.
A sample spelling card is on the left.
Systematically sound out high-priority "sight words."
Color-coded vowels and the beginning-middle-end
format make decoding easier.for dyslexic beginners.
A tutor or home schooler can use these materials with any
reading program.
42 packets for $10.00
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Shipping is included for all orders
Ann Turner
211 Mountainside Road
Mendham, NJ 07945
Questions? write to harann52@yahoo.com
Click the blue circle at the left for a complete order form
Prices and ordering information are also listed at the bottom of each page.
LESSON PLANS FOR TUTORING AN AT-RISK BEGINNER
Putting all these materials into an organized sequence of lesson plans. These plans are for tutors and home schoolers and are designed for young dyslexics, late bloomers, and children who lose concentration easily because of ADD. With children who have no learning problems, expect rapid progress. You can go from the first stages of reading to third-grade level with these plans.
Tutors and home schoolers
Inexpensive games and materials
Useful for tutoring dyslexic children and late bloomers
Use with any reading books as supplement or detour.
Twelve Mnemonic Multiplication Rhymes with pictures for the 6, 7, and 8 multiplication tables (only twelve to memorize because the 2, 5, and 9 tables aren't as hard). The numbers have their own personalities. 8 means well, 6 is lazy, and 7 is always helpful.
I haven't yet made a page on this website for these.
$10.00
24 basic-vocabulary games $15.00
