| At Child1st we provide special education resources, sight word decodable books, sight word flash cards and many more products to help special needs children learn more easily. Child1st is uniquely designed to teach the way children learn best. Bob and Sarah Major launched the Child1st website out of their own desire to share with others some of the teaching tools that they found to be very effective with children who struggle in traditional classrooms, or with traditional teaching approaches. In the fall of 2006, Sarah resigned from full time teaching in order to devote herself to this work full time.
Both Sarah and Bob grew up overseas, children of missionary parents. Bob was born and raised in India and gained many amazing experiences travelling around the world. Sarah grew up in Central America, (Costa Rica, Honduras, and Puerto Rico), and actually began college at the University of Puerto Rico Recinto Mayaguez. Bob and Sarah have four children aged from 12 to 30 who are the delight of their lives.
Sarah has a B.A. from Wheaton College in Wheaton Ill and a M.Ed. from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. Her teaching experience covers from preschool up to and including college level reading classes. Sarah’s focus on the design of alphabet and sight words required hundreds of hours interacting with children in order to discover the images that communicated best to them. If children suggested changes in the images, those words were redesigned.
Here is a list of products available through Child1st such as special education resources, sight word decodable books, stylized sight word flash cards, and many more. We do ask and appreciate that you honor the copyright by not making copies of the materials because of the enormous investment in time and work spent in creating these products.
Easy-For-Me Teaching Manual: Multisensory phonics – go from zero to reading in 77 self-paced lessons!
Easy-For-Me Books: 22 titles that teach all letter sounds and over 60 sight words (SnapWords® List A mini-lesson inside each book).
Easy-For-Me Posters are perfect for teaching phonetic concepts prior to reading each Easy-For-Me title (22 posters follow the text of the books exactly).
SnapWords®: over 306 Multisensory sight words, Dolch plus Fountas & Pinnell stylized for ease of learning and instant recall. Give your right brained learners a boost into reading!
SnapWords® Landscapes make a wonderful portable word wall. Great for classrooms, hallways, writing centers, etc. 5 posters, each contains the words from Lists A-E. SnapWords®-on-the-Run® instantly turn hallways into classrooms! Capture that wasted time!
SightWords® Strip Book is a versatile teachers’ helper: Use for partner assessment of sight word lists, then for teacher assessment of sight word knowledge.
SnapWords® Word Walls – for pennies each, give your child a word wall to keep in a writing folder, or at his / her desk for extra practice learning his / her list of sight words. SnapLetters®, accesses multiple regions in the brain by means of the visuals, the jingle, and the hand motions the children learn along with their ABC’s. ABC Teaching Cards – Size (5.5X4.25) Stylized ABC on the front, with mini-lesson on the back, including how to write the letter, hand motions, and follow-up activity.
And many more products are available – check Child1st’s product listing and begin the journey today!
At Child1st we believe every child can learn, that many learning failures are avoidable, and that a label assigned doesn’t have to be a life sentence. We believe brains are made to learn, they love to learn, and they will learn when conditions are right. At Child1st, we believe that no matter how far behind children are, the gaps in their understanding can be bridged, allowing them to catch up rapidly. Let us show you it can be done.
Bob & Sarah Major launched the Child1st website out of their desire to share with others some of the teaching tools that they found to be effective with children who struggle in traditional classrooms. For more information, visit http://www.child-1st.com/ |