Children with Down syndrome of all ages are usually able to learn more effectively from what they can see than from what they hear. Therefore, children will understand and remember how to say words and sentences earlier if they learn to read from a young age. (www.down-syndrome.org)
The benefits of teaching reading to teach talking
1)Children with Down syndrome have difficulty in learning their first language from listening
2)They find learning visually easier than learning from listening
3)Printed words seem to be easier for them to remember than spoken words
4)Print can be used from as early as two years of age to support language learning
5)Many children with Down syndrome can begin to learn to read from this early age and are able to remember printed words with ease
6)All language targets can be taught with the aid of written material, even to children who are not able to remember the words and read independently
7)Reading activities, at home and in the classroom, teach new vocabulary and grammar.
www.time4learning.com
Children with Down syndrome often require a multisensory learning experience, using as many channels of input as possible and involving repetition with expansion and reinforcement of previously learned skills.
A computer based curriculum may be part of the educational answer for children with Down syndrome. Research has shown that because of short-term auditory memory deficits, language supported by visuals and/or symbolic movements do help children with Down syndrome remember.
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