Welcome to Off We Go! |
Off We Go!’s goal is to improve the quality of life of all children, particularly those with special needs, and their families and to promote inclusion of everyone in day to day activities. |
Welcome to Off We Go! |
Off We Go!’s goal is to improve the quality of life of all children, particularly those with special needs, and their families and to promote inclusion of everyone in day to day activities. |
Off We Go! books prepare children for everyday experiences and improve language and social skills. They have proven to be of benefit for children with special needs and in particular autism, as well as any young child. The Off We Go! series supportskids to partake in activities that they might otherwise find overwhelming, decrease parent stress levels, while at the same time provide a valuable learning tool.
Going on a Plane
Going to the Dentist
Going to the Supermarket
Going to the Dentist
Going to the Doctor
Going to the Hairdresser
Going to the Restaurant
Going Swimming
Going to a Birthday Party
Going to Buy Clothes
Going to Buy Shoes
Going to the Cinema
Going to the Optician
Going on a Plane
Off We Go! Books are now available in the Signed Stories App by ITV .
The Off We Go! series was written by Avril Webster and illustrated by David Riley
I’m Avril, married to Robert and I’m Mum to 3 kids, Stephen, Michael and Rachel. Stephen has special needs (he has a rare chromosomal disorder). We can see he has lots in common with children on the autistic spectrum and children with down syndrome. As well being a Mum, I’m an advocate/lobbyist for those with disabilities. I feel strongly about the importance of including Stephen in as many everyday activities and I have created the Off We Go! series of books to help Stephen and kids like him manage with everyday events.
I’m David, and I’m honoured to have had the opportunity to work with Avril on the ‘Off We Go’ books. I was introduced to Avril through my neighbour, Sandra. Sandra’s daughter and Avril’s son were classmates at St Vincent’s Special School, Lisnagry, Limerick in Ireland. Avril was looking for someone to do artwork for her books, and Sandra thought I’d be just the fit. Turns out she was right, several months and coffee mornings later we had created the first 6 books.
After nine years of working in Illustration and Design, I decided to pursue other interests and I now am studying Computer Game Development at the University of Limerick.
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I would recommend these books for families and professionals alike. They are a useful resource to be used as part of preparation for daily living or by therapists for use in narrative therapy groups or as part of topic based literacy or language groups in schools. They could also be used by families as reading books offering early readers the opportunity to bridge the gap between factual and fictional reading.
I just wanted to let you know how beneficial to all of us these books are. They are a GREAT way of preparing children for things to come (shopping, plane rides, dentist visits…). My students’ parents are going to love them!
Avril Webster
Phone: +353-61-332682
Email: avril@offwego.ie