Re: Teaching Signs to Down syndrome children

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Oh my gosh! That was fantastic!! I am smiling, smiling watching that smart little guy of yours. :-)Mind I have put your video on the GiGi's Blog? And maybe the DSIE one as well??Have you considered using SEE to teach him all the words needed for proper sentence structure? One thing I wish I had done was to sign complete sentences from the beginning!He is doing so well, he would pick up on full sentences in no time.Congrats on all your hard work!!! Carol in ILMom to , 8 DS My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me.Join our Down Syndrome information group - http://health.

groups.yahoo. com/group/ DownSyndromeInfo Exchange/ http://downsyndromeinfoexchange.blogspot.com/Listen to oldest dd's music http://www.myspace.com/vennamusicFrom: macnsuesadler To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange Sent: Monday, December 8, 2008 1:41:59 PMSubject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Teaching Signs to Down syndrome children

We have a two year old son with Down syndrome and he can sign around

60 signs so far.

Our EI(Early Intervention) ST and DT highly recommended to teach him

sign language and we did.

We started when he was around 9 months old and it took him a while

till he showed us his first sign "more more".

He was 15months when he did his first sign, before then he was doing

nothing.

Since his first sign he is learning like the flood gate is open one to

three new words every day.

Last month he woke up with cry and signing "eat please…milk".

I couldn't believe what I saw, he was signing to make a request.

Now when he sees any objects that he knows from books, tv or in real

life he signs vigorously.

He is not only learning sign language but also English and Korean and

he is doing very well.

Some words he understands in all three languages.

Because of our son we became advocates of teaching sign language to

Down syndrome children in fact any children.

Most of Down syndrome children's speech comes much later than non

Down's kid but that shouldn't stop us to communicate with them.

We strongly recommend the parents with Down syndrome children teach

sign language when they are still young.

We put a video shows his signing progress on You Tube.

Please go to http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=hKQ2cUXNNEo

We hope this was helpful email to the parents who are contemplating

whether teach their kid sign language or not.

Mac & Sue

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SEE is Signed Exact English ..word for word. I'm starting this with my daughter that is Trisomy 10q/5p- Her teachers want her to learn SEE because she is very smart and they want her to learn to read/write full sentences.

[DownSyndromeInfoEx change] Teaching Signs to Down syndrome children

We have a two year old son with Down syndrome and he can sign around60 signs so far.Our EI(Early Intervention) ST and DT highly recommended to teach himsign language and we did.We started when he was around 9 months old and it took him a whiletill he showed us his first sign "more more".He was 15months when he did his first sign, before then he was doingnothing.Since his first sign he is learning like the flood gate is open one tothree new words every day.Last month he woke up with cry and signing "eat please…milk".I couldn't believe what I saw, he was signing to make a request.Now when he sees any objects that he knows from books, tv or in reallife he signs vigorously. He is not only learning sign language but also English and Korean andhe is doing very well.Some words he understands in all three languages.Because of our son we became advocates of teaching sign language toDown syndrome children in fact any children.Most of Down syndrome children's speech comes much later than nonDown's kid but that shouldn't stop us to communicate with them.We strongly recommend the parents with Down syndrome children teachsign language when they are still young.We put a video shows his signing progress on You Tube.Please go to http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=hKQ2cUXNNEoWe hope this was helpful email to the parents who are contemplatingwhether teach their kid sign language or not.Mac & Sue