See and Learn Putting Sounds Together

See and Learn Putting Sounds Together is designed to help children with Down syndrome practice putting consonant and vowel sounds together – an important step in learning to talk.

See and Learn Putting Sounds Together is part of See and Learn Speech - an evidence-based teaching program designed to help children with Down syndrome to learn to talk more clearly. See and Learn Speech is developed by internationally recognized leaders in research and effective interventions for children with Down syndrome.

See and Learn Putting Sounds Together supports activities that encourage attention, listening, and production of early vowel-consonant combinations and simple symbolic sounds. Building on the skills taught in See and Learn Playing with Sounds, See and Learn Putting Sounds Together can help children learn to combine sounds as they progress towards saying whole words clearly.

Features:

• Evidence-based activities following key developmental steps
• Clear and uncluttered screens avoid distractions and help children focus on information presented and learning goals
• Focus on visual representation of concepts, reduced language and working memory demands to help children with specific learning needs
• Comprehensive guide included in electronic format providing explicit, step-by-step guidance and instructions
• Record forms included for printing and tracking your child’s progress

Languages:

• US English
• UK English

Activities:

• Combining Consonants and Vowels - using picture prompts to practice putting two sounds together to say syllables or words
• Saying Symbolic Sounds - using picture prompts to encourage putting two sounds together to say meaningful symbolic sounds

See and Learn Putting Sounds Together builds on the skills taught in See and Learn Playing with Sounds and is suitable for use with children with Down syndrome who are beginning to say consonant sounds in imitation and in babble (from 9 to 12 months), and older children who are starting to combine sounds.

Children can start the activities in See and Learn Putting Sounds Together when they:

• Can say at least some of the consonants b, m, p, h, k, l, r, sh, t, w, z
• Can say the vowels ar as in arm, ee as in knee, oo as in moon

Children will learn to say sounds in different orders. If your child is able to say some of these consonants you can start working on the activities using the consonants they can say with the vowels.

Further information and advice

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