difficult for many children, especially dyslexics.
When key words are built into the shapes of the
letters, the alphabet makes sense.
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
A hands-on way to learn how to put sounds together.
Make three-letter words out of movable letters.
Matching colors on the back win.
Ready-made packets. The grown-up and the child don't
have to hunt for letters and words.
Only a few letters to choose from in each packet.
Avoid retrieval problems with miniature picture-letters.
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 any child who needs to decode longer words.
152 syllable games
In four levels - grade 2 through grade 5.
Takes the boredom out of detached syllables
Dividing Pages for learning the rules.
Winning based on luck and strategy, not decoding skill.
$10.00 for 20 games $40.00 for all 152 games
COLOR-CODED VOWELS - ONLY 13 COLORS
Teaching phonics isn't enough. Children need a way to figure out
those words that can't be sounded out.
No need for "look-and-guess" sight words. The colors translate
the "crazy" spellings and speed up memorization.
The colors are easy to memorize because they make sense. For
example, elephants are gray, and so is short "e."
Games which make it easy to pronounce the vowel in the middle
of each word.
Vowel pack and fish games for ear training and automaticity.
The words switch easily to black before the child starts a book.
Used successfully with dyslexic pupils for more than forty years. Basic package $20.00 24 basic-vocabulary games $15.00
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.
Stories that are usually told with longer words and smaller print.
Large print and double spacing to 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 absorbing stories that usually require a much larger reading vocabulary. These are for reading out loud with the tutor or parent. No need for short, choppy sentences. They can be e-mailed free of charge as attachments if you write me at .
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TAPES AND RULES
Ear-training and spelling rules for tutors, home-schooling
Shipping is included for all orders in the lower 48.
Ann Turner
211 Mountainside Road
Mendham, NJ 07945
973-543-6782
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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 right on this website. 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. Ways to use eye, ear, hand, and speech (intersensory instruction) are described. 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.
For tutors and parents who want hands-on materials
Not for people who want the computer to do the teaching
Inexpensive games and materials for age 5 to 10
Tailored for beginners, dyslexics, and late bloomers
Memory tricks (mnemonics) instead of rote memorizing
MULTIPLICATION PICTURE RHYMES
For the hard-to-memorize 6, 7, and 8 tables.
Combine rhymes with mnemonic pictures.
8 and 8 dropped sticks on the floor,
So 8 times 8 is 64.
The numbers have their own personalities.
8 means well, 6 is lazy, and 7 is always helpful.
Only 15 cards to memorize.
Includes 3 x 3 , 3 x 4, and 4 x 4 but no 2, 5, 9.
10, or 11 tables. Fewer cards are
easier to memorize.
$10.00
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MY FAVORITE PRE-PRIMER
This pre-primer is out of print, but it can be e-mailed to you free of charge as an attachment if you write me at . It's 72 pages long
and uses only 32 words, making it easier for young beginners than books that introduce too many words. I have color-coded the words, but it's best to play games with all 32 words before starting the book.
24 basic-vocabulary games $15.00
