At the Down Syndrome Research Foundation, we conduct and fund research that provides insight into the unique learning profile of students with Down syndrome. We then take this knowledge and put it into direct practice at our Centre. The resources available on this page are aimed at sharing practical teaching strategies and best practice to optimize the learning success of your child or student with Down syndrome.
All our videos are available on a pay-per use basis. Below is a description of each video, with a button to purchase access to the video. If you need assistance, please e-mail info@dsrf.org.
Videos
Successful Strategies for Beginning Readers with Down Syndrome
Cost: $35
This 30-minute video outlines our successful strategies for beginning readers and contains both practical ideas as well as footage of these ideas in practice. It is never too early or too late for learning to read and these strategies can be used with very young children to the adult learner.
If you have already purchased this video, log in using the form on the left, and then click on the video title above to view the video. If you haven’t yet purchased this video, please purchase through Paypal below.
After making your payment through Paypal, you will be directed back to this site to complete a site registration (if you are a first-time purchaser) or to login to your existing DSRF Video account (if you have previously purchased a video from us), which will allow you to view the video you have purchased. If you need assistance, please contact glen@dsrf.org.
Successful Strategies: Memory, Phonological Awareness and Beginning Phonics
Cost: $35
This 30-minute video is the companion to Successful Strategies for Beginning Readers and supports the next step in reading development. The video explains that students with Down syndrome may have difficulties with auditory memory due to auditory processing difficulties and/or hearing loss, and demonstrates activities that target the development of auditory memory. Strategies to support phonological awareness, the ability to hear sounds and syllables within words and to hear words within sentences, are also demonstrated. Phonics skills, which allow a student to understand the relationship between sounds and letters and use these skills to decode unknown words, are also explored.
If you have already purchased this video, log in using the form on the left, and then click on the video title above to view the video. If you haven’t yet purchased this video, please purchase through Paypal below.
After making your payment through Paypal, you will be directed back to this site to complete a site registration (if you are a first-time purchaser) or to login to your existing DSRF Video account (if you have previously purchased a video from us), which will allow you to view the video you have purchased. If you need assistance, please contact glen@dsrf.org.
More Videos Coming Soon:Stay tuned for our next video which will present more strategies for the development of phonics skills and reading fluency.