Hello,
I am from Germany and new to this great forum. I recently started doing flashcards with my 18-month old daughter who has down syndrome. Since we are speaking both German and English to her, I also want to teach her to read in both languages simultaneously. But how do I best approach this without confusing her? One idea was to show her the flashcards with the german word, then the english word then a photo (showing the meaning of the word), etc. would this work? Or is it better to keep the languages separate in a flashcard session?

Also, in your experience when is a good time to move from words to couplets and sentences? Do children give us any cues on when they are ready for the next stage?

Thank you,
Romy