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My friend Isabelle
by Eliza Woloson and Bryan Gough



Description:
 HaIsabelle and Charlie are friends. They both like to draw, dance, read, and play at the park. They both like to eat Cheerios. They both cry if their feelings are hurt. And like most friends, they are also different from each other. Isabelle has Down syndrome. Charlie doesn't.
Written by Isabelle's mother, this charming tale encourages readers to think about what makes a friendship special. MY FRIEND ISABELLE also opens the door for young children to talk about differences and the world around them. It's a wonderful story to read at bedtime or to share at school. Lively full color illustrations dovetail beautifully with the text to bring the simple story to life.

Review:
 My Friend Isabelle is a wonderful little book that teaches about difference and acceptance with simplicity and grace. Isabelle and Charlie are friends. They are the same age, but like most friends, they are different: Charlie is tall and knows "a lot of words," and Isabelle is short and sometimes her words are, "hard to understand." The sweet simplicity of their relationship is a reminder to everyone that "differences are what make the world so great." Young readers will love the bold illustrations and simple text, and parents will appreciate the message and the sensitivity with which it is delivered. At the end of the story readers meet the real Isabelle, and author Eliza Woloson briefly notes how Down syndrome makes her daughter and other children special.
 


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Let's talk about Down Syndrome
by Melanie Apel Gordon



Description:
 Describes what causes of Down syndrome and how it affects those children who have it, stressing how they can be helped to lead happy lives.
 

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Adolescents with Down Syndrome: Toward a more fulfilling life
 by Siegfried Pueschel and Maria Sustrova

Description:
Covers issues facing the person with Down syndrome, emphasizing ways for family members, physicians, psychologists and others to foster independence in teens with Down syndrome. Experts provide information and perspective on biomedical, psychological, social, sexual, behavioral, educational, vocational, recreational, and legal concerns. Readers will also learn how to encourage good nutrition, self esteem, respond to challenging behavior, and help teens adapt to new situations as well as develop leisure pursuits.
Expanding the scope and depth of the classic The Young Person with Down Syndrome, the authors have incorporated significant scientific advances into their new volume on the issues that adolescents with this disability face. Written for health care professionals, psychologists, other developmental disabilities practitioners, educators, and parents, it covers biomedical concerns; behavioral, psychological, and psychiatric challenges; and education, employment, recreation, community, and legal concerns. Contributions from leading experts lend experience and perspective to this multidisciplinary resource.
 

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Children With Down's Syndrome: A Guide for Teachers and Learning Support Assistants in Mainstream Primary and Secondary Schools
 By Stephanie Lorenz



Book description:
This practical handbook offers advice on strategies for meeting the special educational needs of children with Down's syndrome in mainstream schools. The aim is to increase the confidence of support assistants, teachers, SENCOs and senior managers in both primary and secondary schools in providing a quality education for these pupils, while using scarce resources to best effect.

The author offers an introduction to the particular characteristics of children with Down's syndrome and their impact on learning and behaviour. She considers the benefits of inclusive education and the most effective ways in which the National Curriculum can be made accessible. She also examines working with the whole-school, parents and outside agencies, as well as providing practical resources such as photocopiable proformas and checklists, materials for INSET in schools and support services and a list of reading materials.
 

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Common threads: Celebrating life Down Syndrome
 By Cynthia S. Kidder, Cynthia Kidder and Brian Skotko

Book description:
Common Threads: Celebrating Life with Down syndrome is an essay and photographic celebration of inspirational accomplishments of people with Down syndrome. Photographs are by nationally recognized Kendra Dew. This book is a perfect inspiration for new parents of a baby with Down syndrome. It is also ideal for parents of older children who see the great potential in their child.

Common Threads received the 2002 National Media Award for print publication by the National Down Syndrome Congress. Recently, the book also received the Excellence in Media award from the State of Massachusetts.
 


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Down Syndrome: The facts
By Mark Selikowitz

Book synopsis:
How will we cope? Why did it happen to us? How will we tell our other children? What help is available to us? Will our child be able to work, to marry, or have children? These are just a few questions frequently asked by parents that are discussed in this positive, practical, and comprehensive guide. Dr. Mark Selikowitz, a consultant paediatrician, has drawn on his extensive experience of children with Down syndrome to write this sympathetic and authoritative book, and to dispel the many false notions about the syndrome. Most children are now brought up at home and this book gives their parents the information they need to make choices about treatment, education, and general welfare. In this new edition, he looks at the many new developments that have taken place over the past few years in educational, social, and employment opportunities for people with Down syndrome as well as changes in community attitudes. A particularly encouraging development is the greater attention paid to the wishes of people with Down syndrome, and this book offers advice and reassurance to these people as well as providing an essential guide to their parents and the many health workers who have contact with Down syndrome children and adults. This book is intended for parents of children with Down Syndrome. Doctors, paediatricians, teachers, social workers, occupational and speech therapists, and child-care workers who work with or treat Down syndrome children.

Book Description:
Dr. Mark Selikowitz, a consultant paediatrician, has drawn on his extensive experience with children with Down syndrome to write this sympathetic and authoritative book, widely regarded as the definitive guide for parents. In this new edition, he looks at the many new opportunities that have appeared over the past few years in the educational, social, and employment spheres for people with Down syndrome. These have been accompanied by favorable changes in community attitudes. A particularly encouraging development is the greater attention paid to the wishes of people with Down syndrome. The book offers advice and reassurance to these people and provides an essential guide to their parents and the many health workers who come in contact with Down syndrome children and adults.

 


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Teaching Reading to Children With Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
By Patricia Logan

Book description:
A Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome presents a nationally recognized reading program for children with Down syndrome which effectively meets each child's unique learning needs and style. The reading method and lessons presented here are specifically designed to be motivating, fun, and rewarding. Using flash cards, games, charts, and books, the program emphasizes that most children with Down syndrome are visual learners. Parents can customize lessons to capture their child's interest and set the learning pace to a level for greatest success. This step-by-step guide to reading allows parents to work with their child at home and helps them coordinate reading lessons with teachers, ensuring the continuity of their child's education year after year.
Teach your child to read using the author's nationally recognized, proven method. From introducing the alphabet to writing and spelling, the lessons are easy to follow. The many pictures and flash cards included appeal to visual learners and are easy to photocopy!
 
Improving the Communication of People With Down Syndrome
By Jon F. Miller (Editor), Mark Leddy (Editor), Lewis A. Leavitt

Book description:
Provides a framework for assessing and treating speech, language, and communication problems in children and adults with Down syndrome. Discusses issues including the biological bases of speech, evaluation of communication skills, and language development in children and adolescents, and details interventions to improve communication skills, techniques for speech and language skill enhancement for adults, and assistive technology. Includes case studies and b&w photos, and appendices listing print and electronic resources. For professionals and families.
 

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Speech and language intervention in Down Syndrome
By Jean Rondal and Sue Buckley

Description:
This video is designed to help parents, educators and health care professionals better understand autism or similar diagnosis such as Pervasively Developmentally Delayed (PDD) and Asperger's Syndrome. Most importantly, this video explains why we have great hope to find more effective treatments for autism and even a cure! Anthony Edwards graciously and compassionately hosts the video offering valuable information and inspiration to the viewers.
 

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