It is too late to start my 5 year old daughter on the program

Parenting and Education (Other) Parents of Children with Special Needs
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I have a 5 year old daughter with DS I havent start to teach her to read I really dont know where to start a friend told me about this program but right now I cant afford it :frowning: I’m saving hopefully by the end of the year we can do it, any tips on what to do on the meantime?
thanks

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You can try the free trial to see if it would work for you.

Also try readingbear.com and Starfall.com (both free).

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You can apply for a sponsorship from the Brillkids foundation.
Brillkids offer a sponsorship to parents with limited means. Special considerations are granted to parents of special need children.

If you are eligible, you may get LR/LM for free or at a good discounted rate!!!

Here is the link:
http://www.brillkids.org/sponsorships/

Good luck!!
Elle

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Here is a blogpost that I did with more details about the special needs sponsorship

http://downsyndromeupupupandaway.blogspot.com/2011/03/exciting-announcement-from-brillkids.html

HTH :smiley:

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Give it a try to see how your child likes it.
Good luck
PY

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You can also check with the schools or county special needs programs. A lot of times they have resource libraries with books, flashcards, and software to check out.

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I didn’t start LR with my son till he was 4.5 years old and he was able to learn LOTS. He is now 6.5 and learning tons from LMs. I guess it depends on the child though. My little guy loves it, but my 5 year old step daughter could not really care less.