Guest guest Posted October 7, 2002 Report Share Posted October 7, 2002 Mel, some excellent GFCF recipes are in ' Special Diets for Special Kids available at Amazon.com or at many bookstores. Further, she explains many things about gluten and casein sensitivities and a GFCF diet, suggests brand names and checking with manufacturers to be sure their products are still GFCF, etc. Also, here are some links for recipes and suppliers. Good luck. Sylvia, 7 yr. old 's grandma www.nowheat.com/grfx/nowheat/recipe/recipes.htm www.nowheat.com/grfx/nowheat/primer/supplier.htm www.fritolay.com/consumer/dietary/glutefree.html www.fritolay.com/consumer/dietary/milkfree.html www.ener-g.com www.glutenfree.com www.bobsredmill.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2003 Report Share Posted February 12, 2003 In a message dated 2/12/03 12:45:45 AM Pacific Standard Time, writes: I wished I had a yard to plant one...maybe I can just adopt one . We live in a condo close to a national park with thousands of trees. love jerry So send a picture of you with one of those trees. Or send a picture of you thinking about a tree. Harper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2003 Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 Harper.... was thinking of using a picture with me holding a 2 x 4 or a newspaper or some toilet paper. Close enough? love jerry In a message dated 2/12/03 12:45:45 AM Pacific Standard Time, writes: I wished I had a yard to plant one...maybe I can just adopt one . We live in a condo close to a national park with thousands of trees. love jerry So send a picture of you with one of those trees. Or send a picture of you thinking about a tree. Harper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Ann, I can see some value to what this person is saying--- but I wouldn't buy it hook line and sinker! The " window of opportunity " may not be closed for your daughter--- if the milestones come later for our kids, it would make sense that the window would close later for them. I have seen many kids with DS do things well beyond the time the " window was closed " . I would also expect that the research was not done on kids with DS. I have a friend whose daughter at age 20-- in the last year of transition, learned to read and at about a 3rd grade level. My own daughter learned to add and subtract in the 7th and 8th grade, after I thought it was hopeless ;-) I would say-- keep pushing for it, I would rather " try " and fail than not try at all! M. Mom to Holly age 17--- the very happy senior In a message dated 11/29/2005 3:56:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, writes: recent long conversation with our school psychologist was eye-opening. He suggested that his research indicates that students that are " struggling readers " should be taught using an intensive phonemic awareness starting early (age 5-6). This type of reading program should continue until the student masters, or until age 10, when their " window of opportunity " to decode words " closes " . He said that after the window closes it will be very difficult to learn to read using this approach. He is now re-recommending a sight word approach :- ( Considering they only tried a phonemic approach for 3 months in the 5th grade (well after her tenth birthday) I believe they did her a disservice. If I knew then what I know now I would not have trusted the " professionals " in our district, we would have insisted on a phonemic approach as early as possible. Independent evaluators (within the past two years) are still recommending that the district use LIPS, our district gave us Telien instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 That theory has been discredited by many DS researchers and brain plasticity is now thought to exist much beyond the old adolescent " closing " age. People with DS really are life-long learners and they continue to learn, although it may take longer and progress may not reach the same levels as people without DS. Most of the reading research I've seen suggests a strong sight program (like Oelwein's) followed starting at about age 7-10 by any good phonics program properly implemented. Denying any child the opportunity to learn to read by decoding words automatically limits what the child (and later adult) will be able to access since sight readers can only read words they have been sight taught and cannot decode new or unfamiliar words. Suggest a second opinion. Re: Digest Number 2819 Ann, I can see some value to what this person is saying--- but I wouldn't buy it hook line and sinker! The " window of opportunity " may not be closed for your daughter--- if the milestones come later for our kids, it would make sense that the window would close later for them. I have seen many kids with DS do things well beyond the time the " window was closed " . I would also expect that the research was not done on kids with DS. I have a friend whose daughter at age 20-- in the last year of transition, learned to read and at about a 3rd grade level. My own daughter learned to add and subtract in the 7th and 8th grade, after I thought it was hopeless ;-) I would say-- keep pushing for it, I would rather " try " and fail than not try at all! M. Mom to Holly age 17--- the very happy senior In a message dated 11/29/2005 3:56:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, writes: recent long conversation with our school psychologist was eye-opening. He suggested that his research indicates that students that are " struggling readers " should be taught using an intensive phonemic awareness starting early (age 5-6). This type of reading program should continue until the student masters, or until age 10, when their " window of opportunity " to decode words " closes " . He said that after the window closes it will be very difficult to learn to read using this approach. He is now re-recommending a sight word approach :- ( Considering they only tried a phonemic approach for 3 months in the 5th grade (well after her tenth birthday) I believe they did her a disservice. If I knew then what I know now I would not have trusted the " professionals " in our district, we would have insisted on a phonemic approach as early as possible. Independent evaluators (within the past two years) are still recommending that the district use LIPS, our district gave us Telien instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 My son is nearly 41 and he is still learning new things. Probably not as quickly, I'm a little slower at learning now too. He learned to read in preschool and kept on improving at it for years. He did some sight reading at age 2, before he talked that well. But he really learned with phonics. And his mind is still active. I h ad to laugh today. We were in a doctor's waiting room with a large screen TV. It was showing news, it was a slow car chase on a Cal. highway. Someone commented that it was like watching the White Bronco and we laughed. turned to me and said " O.J.! " And that's been awhile. Jessie, Mom to , 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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