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Primary education support pack
Ten units providing teaching strategies for different curriculum areas, learning skills and social skills.
Support communication using recommended approaches
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Key areas where students may need support’
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Use clear, concise language
Use clear, concise language
Consider your use of language.
Support important information and instructions with pictures, objects and gestures.
- Use fewer words.
- Slow down your rate of speaking.
- Speak clearly and directly to students, taking care over similarly-sounding words such as “trees” and “cheese”.
- Give students more time to process information.
- Explore a range of visual communication tools to support classroom routines and prepare for transitions.
- Use students’ names to gain attention before giving an instruction or asking a question.
- Display new vocabulary on a whiteboard or chart.
Teach conversation skills
Teach conversation skills
Supporting students with Down syndrome to be good conversation partners.
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Utilise role play across the curriculum
Utilise role play across the curriculum
Role play creates authentic opportunites to practice being a good conversation partner.
Useful resources
Useful resources
Secondary education support pack
Twelve units focusing on different curriculum areas, learning skills, and social skills.
Publisher: Down's Syndrome Association
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More suggestions for implementing the strategy “Key areas to support”:
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Strategies for action:
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Identify needs and how to provide supportShow suggestions for Identify needs and how to provide support
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Key areas to supportShow suggestions for Key areas to support
- Support communication
- Support literacy and numeracy
- Support thinking
- Support interaction and positive behaviour
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Helpful classroom strategies years 1-8Show suggestions for Helpful classroom strategies years 1-8
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Helpful classroom strategies years 9-13Show suggestions for Helpful classroom strategies years 9-13
