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Hello, Im Tina Ponce Speech-Language Pathologist and Owner of Turning Point Integrated Therapy.
We are a pediatric rehabilitation clinic that provides speech therapy, physical therapy,
and occupational therapy in Austin Texas. In this video we are revealing and exposing
the myth that children with Down Syndrome cannot develop their reading and speech-language
skills. In this next clip a child with Down Syndrome from our clinic use sight words and
sight word readers to build literacy skills, phonemic awareness, reading comprehension
skills, receptive and expressive language skills, and speech sound production. Showing
this word [back] to Aurora using a a picture card and also using some tactile cues. Back
yes that is your back. What's this word. Child: Back Therapist: Yes back. Now Im going to
turn it over and it is the same word. What word is this Child: Back. Now this is the
first word Im going to show Aurora. What word is this Aurora? Child: Jump. Now what is this
one Child: an What's this one? Child: Make. Child: I like to play. Child: There is a r...
What is this? Child: Bunny. Therapist: rabbit. Child: on the go. So hit the subscribe button
so you can receive notification on how to teach a child with Down Syndrome how to read.
We will go through the step by step process. Also when you subscribe we will provide other
additional informational videos to help parents as well as professionals who work with children
with down syndrome and other learning disabilities.