Reading with Down's Syndrome

Without meeting the child or knowing her current program I'd recommend Edmark. It is a sight word based program that starts with matching, without reading, and then moves into words. It has a lot of repetition and is very postive. For a student with Down's I'd recommend using both the computerized version and the print version. Level 1 of Edmark teaches approx. 200 sight words and has the students reading at mid-to-late grade 1 level by the end. Depending on the success of the student and their ability to remember and use sounds I include some word family work after the first 50 sight words (Carl's Corner). Hope this is helpful. I think Don Johnson sells Edmark.