Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Love & Learning

This is the first commercial reading program that we used with K.  We did use some huge, home made flashcards first, but because K was less than a year old, & we did not test her it was hard to tell if she was learning them or not.  At the time, Love & Learning was the only early reading program I had heard of.  It is designed specifically for kids with Down syndrome.  I ordered the first 2 kits & we started showing them to K.  She really enjoyed the DVD's & videos, & as you can see from the videos in an earlier blog post, she did learn to read the words in this program.  The videos are somewhat outdated, but K didn't mind & was quite excited about watching them.  One thing that I don't like is that the pictures in the book are not very clear & concise -  I prefer to use a very accurate picture rather than a sketch on my flashcards.  I do appreciate that there is a word on one page & a picture on the next.  This helps babies & young children to focus on the word only & not be distracted by the picture.  My biggest complaint is the cost of the program.  For the number of words it teaches, it is a fair amount of money.
http://loveandlearning.com/home.shtml

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for your candid review. You can ignore my earlier post about the program that you were using -- thanks again!

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  2. Our son with DS is really enjoying his Love & Learning vhs tapes. We have several TV's with VHS that I keep around... since VHS outlasts DVD with our son by far. :0) He can handle the tapes easily himself. He just really brightens up to Love & Learning. Maybe it's the adorable girls... he loves girls! I really give the creators alot of credit... they were pioneers. We enjoy Your Baby Can Read also. www.starfall.com has alot of fun activities too. When our son was younger and part of Early Intervention in IL, we were given a touchscreen for the computer. That has really helped in aiding him to be more interactive with the computer. I know there's so much more avail. that we need to learn about. I don't even know how to use an MP3 or 4.... I'm old enough to be a grandma (#2 is due tomorrow!) and I guess Grammy had been start becoming more familiar with electronics. Thanks for your great site! Super info.. Our son was very high functioning... but kept reacting to vaccines and we and the docs didn't catch what was going on until autism hit. Thankfully he has recovered alot... still working on it. For those dealing with DS and ASD... hang in there... things can improve. We like the www.gapsdiet.com alot and we use a bunch of supps, digestive aides and probiotics. This lady is fab and can hook you up with someone in your neck of the woods. http://senc.us/3.html She's Kay Ness, a neurodevelopementalist. Have a blessed day!!!! God is GOOD!!!! Ali goodplans4you@yahoo.com

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  3. Our son with DS is really enjoying his Love & Learning vhs tapes. We have several TV's with VHS that I keep around... since VHS outlasts DVD with our son by far. :0) He can handle the tapes easily himself. He just really brightens up to Love & Learning. Maybe it's the adorable girls... he loves girls! I really give the creators alot of credit... they were pioneers. We enjoy Your Baby Can Read also. www.starfall.com has alot of fun activities too. When our son was younger and part of Early Intervention in IL, we were given a touchscreen for the computer. That has really helped in aiding him to be more interactive with the computer. I know there's so much more avail. that we need to learn about. I don't even know how to use an MP3 or 4.... I'm old enough to be a grandma (#2 is due tomorrow!) and I guess Grammy had been start becoming more familiar with electronics. Thanks for your great site! Super info.. Our son was very high functioning... but kept reacting to vaccines and we and the docs didn't catch what was going on until autism hit. Thankfully he has recovered alot... still working on it. For those dealing with DS and ASD... hang in there... things can improve. We like the www.gapsdiet.com alot and we use a bunch of supps, digestive aides and probiotics. This lady is fab and can hook you up with someone in your neck of the woods. http://senc.us/3.html She's Kay Ness, a neurodevelopementalist. Have a blessed day!!!! God is GOOD!!!! Ali goodplans4you@yahoo.com

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