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Language Intervention
for School-age Children
with Down Syndrome
Anna Ubels, MA, CCC-SLP
Patricia Villarreal, MS, CCC-SLP
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Learner Objectives
• Describe language development in children with Down Syndrome
• Describe evidence-based intervention approaches for children with Down Syndrome
• Select appropriate communication system based on a profile of strengths and challenges
• Produce modifications for a therapy lesson
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Unique Characteristics
• Anatomical and physiological differences
• Pattern of strengths and challenges in functioning across different domains of development
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Anatomical and Physiological
Differences
• Low muscle tone
• Low muscle coordination
• High narrow arched palate
• Large tonsils and adenoids
• Small mouth and jaw area in comparison with the size of the tongue
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Hearing Development
Narrow and short ear canals
Otitis Media with Effusion
Fluctuating Conductive Hearing Loss
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Cognitive Domain
Strengths
• Visuo-spatial
• Visuo-motor
Challenges
• Verbal Processing
▫ Memory
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Social/Emotional Domain
Strengths
• Desire for social interaction
• Use of facial expressions
• Reciprocal eye contact
• Interest in exploring environment
Challenges
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Motor Skills Domain
Strengths
• Gestures • Motor planning
• Fine motor/Gross motor
▫ Balance
▫ Posture
▫ Strength
▫ Flexibility
Challenges
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Language Domain
Strengths
• Receptive • Expressive
▫ Vocabulary
▫ Grammar
▫ Syntax
Challenges
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Comparison of Language Development
Typical Down Syndrome
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Language Domain
Strengths
• Receptive • Expressive
▫ Vocabulary
▫ Grammar
▫ Syntax
Challenges
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The Needs of an Elementary Student
Social Interaction
Time Activity
8:00-9:00 Circle Time
8:30-9:30 Math
9:30-10:00 Science
10:00-10:30 Specials
10:30-11:00 Lunch
11:00-11:30 Recess
11:30-12:00 Recharge
12:00-12:30 Reading
• Follow Directions
• Learn Routines
• Acquire Academic Knowledge
Language Skills
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Approach to Intervention
Total Communication (TC) is:
Verbalization + Modalities of learning
-Visual
-Auditory
-Kinesthetic
-Tactile
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Signs VisualManipulatives
Voice Output Devices
Alternative Augmentative
Communication Systems (AAC)
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Signs- Parent Concerns
• Signs can develop verbal speech
• It is abandoned or phased out
• Children with Down Syndrome:
▫ Can lack the motor control to produce meaningful speech
▫ Can become frustrated
Signing is a natural segway into communication.
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Signs- pros and consPros
• Reduces frustration
• Easier to learn
• Builds on relative strengths
• Unaided
• Direct Communication
• Pragmatic skills
Cons
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Signs- pros and consPros
• Reduces frustration
• Easier to learn
• Builds on relative strengths
• Unaided
• Direct Communication
• Pragmatic skills
• Easier to physically prompt
• Grammar can be extended
• Intelligibility
Cons
• Limited to communication partner’s knowledge
• Ambiguous gestures
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Visual Manipulatives- pros and consPros
• Teaches persistence
• Widely understood
• Grammar extension
Cons
• Aided
• Requires additional prep time
• Not suitable for all environments
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Voice Output Devices- pros and consPros
• Widely understood
• Provides auditory and visual information
• Range of complexity of devices
• Grammar extension
Cons
• Aided
• Requires battery
• Prep time
• Not suitable for all environments
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Sign Visuals VOD
Builds on Relative Strengths � � �
Unaided �
Direct Communication �
Grammar Extension � � �
Intelligibility � � �
Persistence �
Widely Understood � �
Suitable for all environments �
Provides External Auditory Information �
No battery/plug required � �
Communication Systems Comparison
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Intervention Aligned with Curriculum
• Base intervention on academic subject matter
▫ Increases collaboration
▫ Allows for frequent repetition
▫ Promotes generalization
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Group Lesson PlanTime Schedule Activity Modifications
15 minutes
Question of the Day-Introduction
What animal do you like best?
• Picture of deer, rabbit and blank card
• Sign ‘like’
15 minutes
Surprise Bag Label Animals • Visual templates• Sentence strips• Sign ‘see’
15minutes
Story Animals in their Homes
• Switch• Communication
Board • Sentence strips• Sign ‘where’
15 minutes
Question Time What animal lives in the forest?
• Switch• Communication
Board • Sentence strips• Sign ‘animal’
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Generalization
• Morning Circle Routine
▫ Names of students, age of students, day of the week, weather
• Snack Time
▫ ‘I want,’ ‘more,’ ‘please,’ ‘thank-you’ variety of snack options
• Story-time
▫ More specific to story content
▫ First, Second, Third, Finally
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Putting it All Together
• Same language development trajectory, slower pace
• Relative strengths in visuo-spatial, visuo-motor, social interactions, facial expressions, gestures and receptive language
• Evidence-based practice points to Total Communication intervention approach
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Common Questions
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How do we begin to develop therapy
materials?
Think about the Skills first:▫ Where the child is▫ Where the child needs to be
Then think about the activities you want to do.▫ Activities from class▫ What the parent wants to focus us
Finally, modify those activities to help the child improve.
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How do we get buy-in and support
from the professionals we want to
collaborate with?
• Work within the classroom▫ This shows the student successes▫ The teachers often want to be a part of this▫ And the teachers see that you value what they also
have to focus on.
• Make time to meet with them without the students▫ Talk about what they are working on so you can
support them.
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How do we support students with low
vision or low hearing?
• Low Vision▫ Provide physical manipulatives▫ Especially objects they frequently use in their
environment.
• Make time to meet with them without the students▫ Use lots of generalized visuals� Pictures� Signs
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Difference or Disorder?
Understanding Speech and Language
Patterns in Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse Students
Rapidly identify speech-language patterns related to second language acquisition to distinguish difference from disorder.
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