Helping Colombian children with disabilities

We are grateful to inform that the 12 children with hearing loss have improve their social and academic performance.  They understand and express their opinions or ideas to multiple parties, they also show motivation to communicate and participate in educational activities, always using natural signs accompanied by sound and vocalization words when these are familiar to them.

They understand directions involving skills to recall events; strive to articulate adequately the words to describe the situations.  The teachers and relatives also notice that the children are more independent in their oral responses; their vocabulary has increased each day over sessions, which is largely due to the support given by their families.

Samuel is five years old, he has improved in all aspects; he asks questions and give significant contributions in school activities, he uses a much higher vocabulary for his age, has good memory. Samuel has to develop  fine and gross motor skills.

Properly handle the pencil to write
Recognizes the sequence and narrates the story: I am Samuel
Recognize the vocabulary of body parts and clothing 

Discriminate between presence and absence of sound.
Demonstrates awareness of sound to have a conditioned response.
Responds to the presence of loud speech sounds (syllables or words)
Discriminate familiar sounds 
He says some isolated words accompanied by the corresponding action

The grandmother as the primary caregiver, is committed to the given guidelines and recommendations, which has significantly favored the development of Samuel. For her diligence, responsibility and commitment, very good results are expected in the socio-emotional development of Samuel, who has been enriched by meaningful experiences offered by his family and the Foundation.

Links:

• http://www.fundacionpatronato.org