A Practical Guide to Educating Learners with Down Syndrome

Rhonda M. Faragher, PhD is Director of the Down Syndrome Research Program at The University of Queensland, Australia, and has a background in mathematics teaching. She is Vice-President of Down Syndrome International, a Director of Down Syndrome Australia, and Chairs the Down Syndrome Special Interest Research Group of IASSIDD, the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disability.

Part I: An introduction to Down syndrome 1. Welcome 2. Understanding Down syndrome Part II: Issues in learning and teaching 3. The education adventure begins 4. Building on strengths 5. Learning in inclusive classrooms 6. Including a student with Down syndrome in your class 7. Learning outside the classroom in inclusive settings Part III: The curriculum across the lifespan 8. Language and communication 9. Reading as one aspect of literacy learning 10. Learning mathematics: making a start 11. Mathematics in secondary school 12. Learning across the curriculum Part IV: Learning in life contexts 13. Learning at home 14. Learning in the workplace 15. Studying post-secondary education 16. Literacy 17. Numeracy Part V: Epilogue 18. Epilogue: final words from our contributors with Down syndrome