What it is
A diagnosed medical condition, caused by extra genetic material, resulting in impaired development, both mentally and physically. It affects about one in every 800 babies.
Teaching Strategies for Associated Student Needs:
• Anxiety Management Skills
• Articulation Skills
• Assistive Technology
• Attention Skills
• Central Auditory Processing
• Emotional Regulation
• Executive Function
• Fine Motor Skills
• Gross Motor Skills
• Intellectual Ability – Low
• Listening Comprehension Skills
• Memory Skills
• Metacognitive Skills
• Mobility Skills
• Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Organizational Skills
• Personal Care
• Personal Safety
• Phonological Processing
• Processing Speed
• Self-Advocacy Skills
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Regulatory Skills
• Sequencing Skills
• Social Skills
• Task Initiation
• Time Management Skills
• Transition Skills
• Verbal Ability
• Visual-Motor Skills
• Visual-Spatial Processing
• Anxiety Management Skills
• Articulation Skills
• Assistive Technology
• Attention Skills
• Central Auditory Processing
• Emotional Regulation
• Executive Function
• Fine Motor Skills
• Gross Motor Skills
• Intellectual Ability – Low
• Listening Comprehension Skills
• Memory Skills
• Metacognitive Skills
• Mobility Skills
• Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Organizational Skills
• Personal Care
• Personal Safety
• Phonological Processing
• Processing Speed
• Self-Advocacy Skills
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Regulatory Skills
• Sequencing Skills
• Social Skills
• Task Initiation
• Time Management Skills
• Transition Skills
• Verbal Ability
• Visual-Motor Skills
• Visual-Spatial Processing
Resources
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Printable brochures and general information. |
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An outline of the symptoms, causes, risk factors, complications and how to help from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). |
Documentary on a student with Down Syndrome. |
