Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome Online offers a comprehensive, reliable and up-to-date range of information, resources and services for families, practitioners and researchers caring for, supporting and investigating Down syndrome. Down Syndrome Online is published by Down Syndrome Education International, a leading charity dedicated to advancing the understanding of effective ways of help the development and education of people who have Down syndrome... Children and adults with Down syndrome vary widely in their interest and achievements in number skills and mathematics. There is only a small amount of research in the area and little that provides guidance for effective teaching methods and materials. Typically, the achievements of individuals with Down syndrome in number are at a lower level than their achievements in literacy. However, there is a wide range of progress and while some children find number difficult, other children with Down syndrome enjoy mathematics. When a child is interested, motivated and taught well, he or she may achieve at an age appropriate level in primary school. Research findings indicate that good teaching, using their visual learning strengths, promotes learning and that children with Down syndrome follow the same stages of progression as typically developing children, although often with more steps and practice needed at each stage. This module describes the steps in learning about number so that children with Down syndrome can receive sufficient teaching and practice for learning these skills while they are at primary school. It also includes examples of children's work and achievements. After the basic skills have been mastered, a selection of activities for learning more advanced skills are described. Inclusion in the mathematics curriculum and the necessity for language teaching are emphasised. This module links with the overview module which presents and discusses the research on number for children with Down syndrome and the implications for teaching and learning... Copyright © 1996-2009 Down Syndrome Education International. | Terms and conditions of use. Down Syndrome Education International is a registered charity, number 1062823. ... Teenagers with Down syndrome have significant delays in speech and language skills which will affect their progress during their secondary school years. The social and emotional effects of limited spoken language abilities become more significant during this life stage, and will affect the quality of life of adults with Down syndrome if they are not addressed. This module includes information on the range of speech and language skills achieved by teenagers and evidence of progress during teenage years, based on available research. This module provides guidelines for the assessment of vocabulary, grammar, speech sound production and interactive communication skills, and also includes activities to progress teenagers' skills across all of these areas. The authors emphasise the importance of improving the quality and quantity of everyday communication experience for teenagers with Down syndrome and the equally essential need to work on specifically targeted activities for both speech and language skills. The majority of speech and language targets can be incorporated into the regular curriculum and daily activities in the classroom. The activities are equally relevant to special education and mainstream education settings. This module follows on from Speech and language development for individuals with Down syndrome - An overview [DSii-03-01] which should be read first. This will provide the reader with a basic understanding of speech and language development and approaches to therapy.

5 Education Categories - Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome Education (9 other websites)
Teenagers with Down Syndrome have significant delays in speech and language skills...
Education (1652 other websites)
...is published by Down Syndrome Education International, a leading charity dedicated...
Mathematics (202 other websites)
...achievements in number skills and Mathematics. There is only a small amount of...
Research (465 other websites)
...for families, practitioners and Researchers caring for, supporting and investigating...
Secondary School (116 other websites)
...their progress during their Secondary School years. The social and emotional effects...