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Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 4:25PM St. Louis Arc has moved into their wonderful new building and are offering some great workshops this year! Workshops are free and registration is required. Contact Ann Mangelsdorf at amangelsdorf@arc.org or call 314-817-2275. You may also register online at www.slarc.org.
Click Here for the schedule of workshops.
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 4:38PM Looking for some information for teachers? Check out our new "What Students with Down Syndrome Want Teachers to Know..."
The DSAGSL has compiled useful information about teaching students with Down syndrome into a 9 page packet for teachers, covering the following topics:
-How Do Students with Down Syndrome Learn?
-Curriculum Adaptation, Simplify, Supplement, Alter
-Great Resources for Teachers
-The Home and School Partnership
-Health Concerns That May Affect Learning
-Communication
-Gross Motor Skills
-Fine Motor Skills
-A Word About Hugs
-What is Down Syndrome?
-Is it Downs, Down’s or Down?
-Common Myths
-Programs and Services Offered by the Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis
Click here to see the complete teacher packet.
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 11:50AM Posted by: Jennifer on: August 3, 2010
For those of you who have children with any behavior issues
(Our angels?! Behaviors?! NEVER!) you may be familiar with
Carol Gray’s social stories created for children with autism.
The rest of you are saying, “What is a social story?” Click here for more......
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 2:07PM The tumultuous feelings parents have when they first learn their child will be born with Down syndrome give way to joy and resilience, according to preliminary data from a study by researchers at Kansas State University and Texas Tech University.
http://www.newswise.com/articles/researchers-find-parents-of-down-syndrome-children-have-positive-experience
The survey is ongoing and is at https://surveys.ksu.edu/TS?offeringId=148766.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 1:31PM Click here to download the newest DSAGSL newsletter (Summer 2010):
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 1:22PM Two late Summer-early Fall sessions will begin the 4th week of August. Click here for dates, details, or to enroll online:
Monday, July 12, 2010 at 1:00PM Healthy Lifestyles will return again this fall! Please click here for the details.
