Tassels : Tactile Signing for Sensory Learners
Joe Woodall
Tassels : Tactile Signing for Sensory Learners
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Tactile Signing for Sensory Learners: For Staff Working with Children and Young People
by Joe Woodall
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Have you ever wondered how someone can 'talk' with their hands when they can't hear or see well? Imagine a special way of signing that lets you feel words through touch, opening up a whole new world of communication. What secrets will tactile signing reveal?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This resource introduces tactile signing techniques designed to support children and young people with profound and complex learning disabilities. Aimed at middle-grade readers, it promotes understanding and effective communication for sensory learners. Parents should note the focus on educational methods tailored for children with disabilities.
Why we rated Tassels : Tactile Signing for Sensory Learners 9C
Tassels : Tactile Signing for Sensory Learners is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 183 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Tassels : Tactile Signing for Sensory Learners works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Tassels : Tactile Signing for Sensory Learners as 9C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Tassels : Tactile Signing for Sensory Learners explores children with disabilities, education, and multicultural — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about children with disabilities, education, multicultural.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781908993250
- Pages
- 183
- Publisher
- Pavilion Books
- Published
- 2014
- Type
- Nonfiction