Forest Books: Cath Smith & Dr. Wendy Uttley Let's Sign & Down Syndrome: Signs For Children Wit

A topic based A4 book of everyday British Sign Language (BSL) vocabulary for use in the home and at school. This book has been specially written to encourage families, teachers, classmates and all those in contact with children with Down syndrome to use signs to support their speech and communication. The book is also relevant for all youngsters with learning disability and other special needs. The 280 clearly illustrated signs with descriptions are grouped in topics that include Family, Feelings, Health, Actions/Instructions, Home, School, Manners, and Time, making it an excellent resource in supporting the inclusion of all children and a particularly useful reference for classes and signing clubs.

Dr Wendy Uttley's introduction, guidelines, practice sentences and early language development activities, clearly outline how the use of signs and speech together can help language and communication develop, pointing out the benefits and enjoyment it can bring to all involved.