Guest Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hi Please can anyone help I have a Downs Syndrome girl in my mixed Reception /Y1 class. She has settled into the school routine but is making very little progress academically. Does anyone have any ideas that might help her particularly wuth reading? Thanks Julescc x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hi julescc, have you got a SENCO supporting you? Or any specialist help? Children with Downs can have a wide variety of different needs, one of which is poor eye sight, so maybe that should be checked first. I cant help with specific ideas though, sorry. But could you indulge me and say 'little girl with downs syndrome' and not 'a downs syndrome little girl?' Its just a bugbear of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) Are you getting help and support from a specialist worker? they will have lots of ideas. Very difficult to give advice on here as i do not know what level she is working too and the children i have worked with before ranged from very severe to very mild!....good multisensory teaching methods used for evryone and repeated often will help. You might like to try a sight and see method rather than a phonic approach so everytime you introduce a new word you use a flashcard to support. Is she under SALT? they should also help. there is some information that some children require things repeated about 23 times but children with DS need things repeated about46 times to assimilate . Good luck ...ask for help! sorry just crossed rea's post....must get faster at typing Edited February 3, 2011 by finleysmaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Rea, that was one of the very first things we were taught at college way back when and has stuck with me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyPancakes Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 If you have an NCMA childminder at hand, there is a very nice little article in Who Minds magazine - arrived today. You might like to borrow it. The Useful resources it recommends are Books Victoria's Day by Maria de Fatima Campos, (Frances Lincoln Children's Books) Down's Syndorme: The Essential Guide by Antonia Chitty and Victoria Dawson (Need to Know) Web Down's Syndrome Association www.downs-syndrome.org.uk Honey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pamgreen Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Have a look at the Downs syndrome on line site there are lots of interesting articles, also help with teaching children with downs syndrome to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hfitz12 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 My own little girl has downs syndrome and is currently in Y1 and I have taught both Reception and Y1. If you want to message me I will give you my phone number and we could have a chat and see if I can be of any help. I'm not pretending to be an expert by any means but can share my own experiences and since my typing is not the most efficient(!) would be easier to chat. Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzielou Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hi We have a little girl with downs syndrome who is now in year 5 - I had her in year r and she has made fantastic progress. we are fortunate that she has two excellent aassistants and is statemented. Have you contacted the downsed centre we have a good relationship with them and they have lots of different programmes. I know that our little girl is currently following a specific programme for reading and writing - the progress is phenomenal. Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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