A special kids Tv show indeed. (Something Special)

Member Name: D-RAY2000

Product:	Something Special
Date:	30/10/08 (62 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Educational and fun.

Disadvantages: The actor is a bit annoying.

Cbeebies is a great kids TV channel and I say this because it tries to be educational as well as entertaining, one of the shows that really goes a step further than any other to be useful and educational is a show called something special.

It features a man called Justin who is dressed as a clown and he tells a story using spoken language and then sign language, he takes time to repeat every word and the sign that you would use to sign it to a deaf person.

Thankfully neither of my kids are deaf but they both enjoy this show greatly and have both learned to sign a whole load of words which is something I could never do at their age and indeed still can't now. Whether they will ever need to use this skill they are learning I have no idea but it can't hurt to learn something a bit different.

The show must be great for kids who are deaf and I really applaud the BBC for this idea, all the sets of the show are very eye catching and colourful and really draw kids in, which I am sure helps with the whole learning process. My three year old can sign around twenty words whilst my 5 year old can sign much more and can even sign sentences. I have to admit I am impressed!

I have one problem with the show though from an adult point of view and that is that Justin or whatever his real name is, is so annoying I could just slap him, but I will refrain from doing so because he is Doing such a wonderful job!

Summary: Kids love it and it is educational.