New iPad Sight Word Books for Early Readers and Children with Down Syndrome

Canister, a design studio near Atlanta, GA, has begun releasing a series of sight word books created specifically for early readers and children with disabilities using iPads. The books are authored by Stephanie Meredith, a professional writer and college English instructor, and illustrated by her ten-year-old daughter, Kate.

The first two books currently available are "The Apple Sight Word Book" and "The Find Sight Word Book"


"The Apple Sight Word Book"

"The Find Sight Word Book"

Kate's Sight Word Books were originally created for Kate's older brother, Andy, a bright-eyed boy with Down syndrome. To keep him interested in reading, Kate illustrated whimsical pictures to give Andy context clues, and their mom wrote the stories using words Andy was learning.

The first set of Kate's Sight Word Books will include 10 books and focus on the pre-primer Dolch sight words, common nouns that can be found in popular reading programs, and basic consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) phonics words.
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Source: PR.com