PLC -Down Syndrome

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Down Syndrome

Mariah Smith

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Charactrtisitcs of Down Syndrome

What is Down Syndrome?

IDEA Catergorization

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Best Practices Examples

Evidence Based Best Practices

References

What is down syndrome?

Person with Down Syndrome Chromosomes

Regular Chromosomes

Down Syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome (CDC, 2024). It is catergorized as an Intellectual Disability under IDEA (US Department of Education, 2018

Each year, about 6,000 babies born in the United States have Down syndrome. This means that Down syndrome occurs in about 1 in every 700 babies (CDC, 2018)

Common Characteristics - Physical

• Flattened profile and nose
• Poor Muscle Tone
• small head, ears, and mouth
• upward slanting eyes
• wide, short hands

(National Institutes of Health, 2023)

• Protruding Tongue
• Shorter in Height
• Skin fold that comes out from the upper eyelid and covers the inner corner of the eye

(National Institutes of Health, 2023)

Common Characteristics - Intellectual

• Short Attention Span
• Poor Judgement
• Poor Short Term Memory
• Impulsive Behavior

(National Institutes of Health, 2023)

• Slow Learning
• Slow Verbal Learning
• Poor Expressive Communication

(National Institutes of Health, 2023)

Other Common Health Characteristics

Vision Loss

Hearing Loss

Sleep Apnea

(Children's Law Center, 2022)

Thyroid Problems

Evidence Based Best Practices

Visual Supports

• Models
• schedules
• times
• pictures
• Drawings

(Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis, 2014)

Assistive Technology

• Read Aloud Software
• Fidget Toys
• Pencil Grippers

(Undivide, 2023)

Hands on Activities

Evidence Based Best Practices

• Shorten Instructions
• Teach Functional Skills
• Use Flash Cards (NCCD, 2022)

• Music & Singing
• Desk/Foot Supports
• Allowing More Time
• Encourage Peer Interactions (NCCD, 2022)

Task Analysis (Powell-Hamilton, 2022)

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Evidence Based Practices Demonstration

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023, October 10). Facts about down syndrome. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/downsyndrome.html Childrenslawcenter. (n.d.-a). https://childrenslawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Tab-2.pdf Classroom adjustments: Down Syndrome. Classroom adjustments: Down syndrome - Nationally Consistent Collection of Data. (n.d.). https://www.nccd.edu.au/professional-learning/classroom-adjustments-down-syndrome Obstructive sleep apnea in children with Down Syndrome. Massachusetts General Hospital. (n.d.). https://www.massgeneral.org/children/down-syndrome/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-children-with-down-syndrome Powell-Hamilton, N. (Ed.). (2022, February). Down syndrome factsheet (for Schools) (for parents) - nemours kidshealth. KidsHealth. https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/down-syndrome-factsheet.html#:~:text=Children%20with%20Down%20syndrome%20have,attention%2C%20others%20lead%20healthy%20lives. Supporting a child with Down Syndrome at school. Undivided. (2023). https://undivided.io/resources/supporting-a-child-with-down-syndrome-at-school-1535 What students with down syndrome want teachers to ... (n.d.-b). https://dsagsl.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Paraprofessional-Powerpoint-20141.pdf

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