Speech and language development for children with Down syndrome (5-11 years)

By: Buckley, Sue.

Contributor(s): Bird, Gillian.

Series: Down Syndrome Issues and Information.Southsea Down Syndrome Educational Trust 2001Description: vi, 38 p. ; col. ill. ; 30 cm.ISBN: 1903806062.Subject(s): CHILDREN

| DOWN SYNDROME

| PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE

| SPEECH DEVELOPMENT

| LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

| COMMUNICATION

| NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

| CONVERSATION SKILLS

| VOCABULARY

| SPEECH THERAPY

Contents:

Introduction|The skills and knowledge needed for talking|The principles of the programme Improving everyday communication Targeting the specific profile of needs Working on speech, language and interactive communication skills in parallel Recording progress and planning The DownsEd checklists|Interactive communication|Non-verbal communication and signing|Conversational skills|Speech Skills that affect speech|Teaching vocabulary A core vocabulary Choosing vocabulary to teach Choosing vocabulary beyond the core vocabulary Games for vocabulary learning|Teaching grammar Conversation diaries Syntax and grammar More advanced structures|Overview|Speech and language therapy|Resources

Summary: "Children with Down syndrome have significant delays in speech and language skills which will affect their progress during their primary school years. This module provides guidelines for the assessment of vocabulary, grammar, speech sound production and interactive communication skills, and activities to progress children's skills across all these areas... This module follows on from "Speech and Language Development for Individuals with Down Syndrome : an Overview" (ID 31039), which should be read first, to provide the reader with adequate understanding of speech and language development to be successful in using this programme." - SUMMARY

List(s) this item appears in: Down syndrome and education Jan 2021 | Down syndrome, Free book. July 2023

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	IHC Library	Wellington Down Syndrome Association	730 BUC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		W0012077
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Introduction|The skills and knowledge needed for talking|The principles of the programme
Improving everyday communication
Targeting the specific profile of needs
Working on speech, language and interactive communication skills in parallel
Recording progress and planning
The DownsEd checklists|Interactive communication|Non-verbal communication and signing|Conversational skills|Speech
Skills that affect speech|Teaching vocabulary
A core vocabulary
Choosing vocabulary to teach
Choosing vocabulary beyond the core vocabulary
Games for vocabulary learning|Teaching grammar
Conversation diaries
Syntax and grammar
More advanced structures|Overview|Speech and language therapy|Resources

"Children with Down syndrome have significant delays in speech and language skills which will affect their progress during their primary school years. This module provides guidelines for the assessment of vocabulary, grammar, speech sound production and interactive communication skills, and activities to progress children's skills across all these areas... This module follows on from "Speech and Language Development for Individuals with Down Syndrome : an Overview" (ID 31039), which should be read first, to provide the reader with adequate understanding of speech and language development to be successful in using this programme." - SUMMARY

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