Personalized family flashcards can help readers of all ages, from children to teens and adults.
Each flashcard is to be personalized with a photo of the readers family; and or friends if you like. The various flashcards have a placeholder to upload the photo, type in the relationship, i.e. brother, mother, son, daughter, friend, etc.
Before you design these flashcards for your student, be sure to get permission from any family members and or friends, before adding their photo to these reading flashcards. Explain to them how the photos will be used, i.e. for reading lessons for your student. If you don't personally know the friends and relatives, write up a basic info sheet for the student to show to possible participents, for the agreeing participents to sign.
Here is a sample of the front.
The back of each flashcard has text that relates to the photo on the front. The basic sentences shown are the same on the various flashcards, except for the terms he, she, her, and him, and the relative's relationship to the student.
The back of the flashcards can be filled in by hand, as the words are dictated from the student. Or, you can talk to the student ahead of time and then type in their responses on the flashcards online before placing your order. Or you can change the sentences to ones that your student would most likely like and relate to.
This is a sample of the text that is printed on the back.
"My brother's name is _______________________.
His favorite thing to do is _________________
_________________________________________.
He likes to eat _____________________________.
Something I like about my brother is ________
_________________________________________."
I was a literacy tutor for adults for twelve plus years and having these types of personalized family flashcards would have been helpful, and provide meaningful lessons for my students. May you find them helpful as well.
Here are current options of the flashcards to customize. If you want to make a flashcard for a relative type that is not shown, select one with the same sexual orientation that is shown on the card, i.e. choose mother for an aunt. That way the he, she, her, and him, will all apply for that person. Also, be sure to change the words mother to aunt, on both sides.
If you know of any tutors and or literacy organizations that would benefit from using these types of flashcards, please share this blog with them. Thank you.
Cheryl Paton
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