Granddaughter has no language skills, but shows development in other areas.  She can toss and catch a ball, jump, dance, etc. but otherwise operates at the level of a 3 year old child.  She is 11 now.  Would like to find a computer that could teach her the ABC's and possibly open up communication.
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For learning her ABC's, you can use any computer really. I would recommend including a Touch Screen, and a one-button mouse with your purchase, to make interaction with the computer much easier for her. You must be VERY patient with her regarding her learning to interact with the computer, and with her learning the content of the programs. \n\nWhat country are you in? If you are in the United States, then even if your daughter is on a "Life Skills" certficiate track at school, she should have goals relating to learning reading (actually, goals relating to each of the core academic subjects). Talk with your daughter's special education teacher about which goals tie in to the reading/language arts state standards and benchmarks. No Child Left Behind and the new reauthorization of IDEA requires that she have academic goals in the five core areas (Reading, Writing, Math, Science/Social Studies). However, your daughter may still be working on pre-reading and pre-writing goals that lead up to the regular standards. Ask about what activities they have been doing with her for the eventual acquisition of print recognition and writing. The school probably also has had your daughter on a computer already, for at least once per week (in the school computer lab or on a classroom computer).\n\nFrom your saying that you wish to "open up communication," I take it your daughter does NOT speak?  If she is not talking, then there are touch-board communication devices that greatly assist with basic communication. They range from 2 panels up to dozens of panels.  Once again, IF you are in the United States, your IEP committee should be looking at how to help her express herself in social communication. What does your Speech Pathologist say? Has your committee done an assistive technology assessment?\n\nFor your home computer, I would recommend the Reader Rabbit series, starting with their Infant, and then Pre-School programs, so that your daughter can learn how the computer works. Also, try the activities at these links (not all may interest her, but they are worth a try):\n\ngood training for computer interactivity and basic vocabulary skills at...\nhttp://www.pctots.com/infant-development.htm\n\nthen add...\nhttp://www.learningcompany.com/\nhttp://www.getreadytoread.org/content/view/101/317/\nhttp://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games\nhttp://www.4thekidstoystore.com/edso.html
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The best way is to relate all topics (holistic approach), for instance, depending on the age, let them do their own small books, let them do some short anecdotes using the computer, word recognition is possible to sing some songs and recognize words, let them write words in sand boxes.\n\n____________________________________\nNeed help or advise? Elektronic help online is the solution !\nMessenger: fxgonzal@hotmail.com\nCheap rates by the hour.
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If you are not fluent, it is probable that your daughter will end up learning "spanglish" or a wrong kind of Spanish. \nOf course, she's a baby!\nNow, if you want to ease her hearing to the language, I think an easy solution would be to watch a Spanish TV station, Dora the Explorer, or a Spanish Radio station. \nThat would be a nice start, until she's old enough to attend a Spanish class.\n\nGoodluck!
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put everything into english/spanish. that way they can learn english. and a game is a good idea to teach them about history. find out what games they like and go from there also a spanish speaking person will be helpful. i hope i helped good luck and God bless.
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At this age everything she does is education: looking around, discovering things, learning her colors, letters, etc., because she wants to. So you don't have to worry about right now.\n\nAbsolutely you should read to her, let her see you reading. Start conversations with "I wonder how" or "I wonder why", and then find the answers together, at the library or on the internet. Make it fun.\n\nBy the time she's older and NEEDS to study, she'll already be good at getting information and think it's a fun thing to do.\n\nLearning doesn't have to be boring or hard, and it doesn't mean you have to memorize everything.
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My four year old has excellent hand & eye cordination from playing games.  She is excellent in using a computer.
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Try m-w.com; MirriamWebster's site.  There are lots of games to play and they are all vocab-boosters.  Also, read a lot and practice English with a native speaker.
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you could do finger painting the alphabet and numbers, my mother runs a child care program and thats what she does with her very inteligent 2 year olds ( she has three of them that can already speek spanish)
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Actually there is a lot of software out there.  Go to wal mart or actually anywhere that has an electronics department.  The one I bought my kids is Jumpstart typing.  Where it might be a bit juvenile its a lot of fun.
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I don't know any learning websites, but after you show her the basics, the best way I have experienced in learning the internet is to get her to sit down and let her click away. I know she is probably scared she is going to break something or lose something, but when I met my husband, he had never used a computer before, now he's a wiz on it. Just let her explore all the things she can do and places she can go, and before you know it, she'll be showing you things.
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I am a speech therapist and I work with kids around those same ages.  Don't brake the ice, cootie, candy land, chutes and ladders, memory, eye spy, and go fish are some favorites with the kids I work with.  Also as far as active inside games they love throwing a ball, i have a plastic bowling set.  We also play "search party" where we turn off the lights and look for items with a flashlight.  Any arts and craft type games are good and they always like to color.
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Fisrt use a phrasebook, so they will have a basic grasp when they do, you can proceed with learning books.\n\ntry pimsleur learning method,they are recorded books this is one of the best
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It just seems to be harder for some people. Just try working on it by yourself sometimes if you can in the shallow end, try keeping you head above the water and go deepeer in as you get more use to it. plus it's so much easier for little kids to learn things like new sports and languages than for older people (I'm not calling you old; I am just assuming that you are older than 3). Good luck :)
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I used to teach three-year-olds. Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but we would have instrument days (kids could bring them from home or we had some at the center) and we would take turns playing for each other, or we would have a parade through the halls, or take them outside (less noise!).  Also, everyone loves freeze dance.  Sometimes we'd just have a dancing party for 15 minutes or so (especially good on a rainy day when they can't get outside).  Another one that they liked was putting on a show. I would have them sit on the carpet, then let them come up one by one (or pick a partner or two if they were shy) and sing songs for everyone. Sometimes they would make up there own song, which was always funny, and we'd try to learn it.   If you are having a "music day" and you post it, most parents will be more than happy to bring in musical toys and games to share.
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Your daughter is not ready. Writing comes at a very specific point of development, and your daughter is completely unique from your son. This is nothing to do with the will to do it. It's to do with fine motor skills, comprehension, abstract and symbolic thinking, etc. Just continue to expose her...play games like restaurant where she gets to write the orders using squiggles. This is 'pre-writing' and is a step towards understanding print concepts. \n\nMost children start making actual letters around 4+. It doesn't matter how many other children make them at 3 or whatever. This is 100% a readiness issue.
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Try the "computers" section. There are a lot of whiz kids there. Good luck!
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sylvan learning.  is she in the seventh grade? i am.  my school offers this thing called skills tutor, i'm not sure if it's there too,  tell her good luck