Welcome

Welcome to See and Learn Vocabulary 2. See and Learn Vocabulary 2 is part of See and Learn Language and Reading - a structured programme designed to teach children with Down syndrome to talk and to read.

See and Learn Language and Reading focuses on teaching spoken language - beginning with children's earliest words and phrases, and progressing to teach further vocabulary, sentences and grammar.

See and Learn Language and Reading also teaches reading - both to support language development and to provide a foundation for later literacy learning. It includes activities to teach children to read sight words, simple phrases and sentences, letter-sounds, phonological awareness and phonics.

For further information about all the See and Learn programmes, please visit our web site: www.seeandlearn.org

Getting started

This guide explains how to work through the teaching activities in See and Learn Vocabulary 2.

Before getting started, we recommend that you review the background information about how children learn to talk and learn to read, and what influences language development for children with Down syndrome.