I know its supposed to be 31 for 21, but I have completed my next 2 posts & want to do a Halloween post on Monday, so I'm going to add an extra. 35 or so for 21 is OK right? This is a neat story so I really want to share it. You would think that I'd have run out of things to talk about already:)!
Although K's speech is quite good for her age, we do have a lot of things to work on. For example, she is starting to be able to say her R's, but still has quite a bit of trouble. It does lead to some funny situations sometimes. Tonight, Kassie asked me to play an alphabet game that she enjoys. When we came to the letter W, she said "W - Wabbit" I told her "No, R - Rabbit". Of course she insisted that W was for Wabbit & carried on through the alphabet.
Although she was wrong about the spelling, it really showed that she is comprehending how to figure out the first letter of a word, because I'm sure none of us played this game using the word "Wabbit" or wrote "Wabbit" as a sight word. She was able to sound the word out in her head & come up with what she thought was the first letter.
I started this blog hoping to inspire other parents to help their children with Down syndrome reach for the sky! My daughter was reading words, before she was 2 years of age & reading books by 3.5 years. I believe kids with Down syndrome can do amazing things if we give them the right tools. I truly believe high expectations can make a tremendous difference in the lives of our children!
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