COMMUNICATION
Helping Children with Down Syndrome Communicate Better
by Libby Kumin
This book discusses speech and language issues for children with Down syndrome ages 6-14. It covers the scope of speech and language issues important for this age group, from understanding language pragmatics to building conversation skills, using augmentative and alternative communication systems, and improving speech intelligibility.
BOOKS WE BELIEVE IN
Down Syndrome Parenting 101
by Natalie Hale
This book provides parents, grandparents, teachers, and friends with uplifting advice and best practices gleaned from the author's personal and professional experiences raising a son, now an adult, and teaching educators and parents how to teach children with Down syndrome how to read. It was the About.com 2012 Readers' Choice Award Winner for Favorite New Special-Needs Parenting Book.
PARENTING
Early Communication Skills for Children with Down Syndrome
by Libby Kumin
This book and CD-ROM show parents and teachers how they can support and encourage a child's speech and language development from birth to age 6. Readers learn how to work through characteristic challenges, including hearing loss, intelligibility issues, apraxia (difficulty planning oral-motor movements), or a slower pace of development.
COMMUNICATION
The Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook
by Joan Guthrie Medlen
This book provides information, strategies, and tools to promote healthy living for people with Down syndrome, their families, and those who support them. The author, a registered dietitian and mother of a son with Down syndrome, describes the connection between healthy lifestyles and nutrition and provides hands-on strategies for nutrition education.
NUTRITION
Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome
by Patricia C. Winders
This book provides parents and professionals with information about motor development, including the impact of temperament and the effect of physical and medical conditions associated with Down syndrome. The author, a physical therapist, shares her experience gained from 16 years of specializing in the gross motor development of children with Down syndrome.
Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome
by Maryanne Bruni
This book provides practical guidance for understanding fine motor skills in children with Down syndrome and helping them develop these skills from birth through early adolescence. The author, an occupational therapist and parent of a teenager with Down syndrome, teaches readers how to incorporate work on fine motor skills into everyday activities and routines.
MOTOR SKILLS
MOTOR SKILLS
My Friend Isabelle
by Eliza Woloson
Isabelle 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. It 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 with the text to bring the simple story to life. It was the 2004 iParenting Media Award Winner.
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