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Teaching Reading To Children With Down Syndrome-A Guide For Parents And Teachers

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A program all visual learners can benefit from!

This book presents a nationally recognized reading program for children with Down Syndrome. It helps children reach the essential, enriching and attainable goal of reading. Full of innovative reproducible activity sheets. Patricia Oelwein. 200 pp.

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Teaching Reading To Children With Down Syndrome-A Guide For Parents And Teachers

Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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