Down Syndrome Flashcards
1
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DOWN SYNDROME DEFINITION (4)
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- It is a birth disorder.
- Comes from error in chromosome
- Causes learners to become intellectually impaired
- Cause learners to have physical abnormalities
2
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DOWN SYNDROME CHARACTERISTICS (6)
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- Motor Skills
- Attending Skills
- Visual Perception
- Cognitive
- Memory
- Errorless Learners
3
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DOWN SYNDROME - MOTOR SKILLS (6)
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- Poor manipulation because
- Weak muscles in arms & hands
- Short limbs & digits
- Reduced energy
a. Handwriting is too big or small
b. Manual skills are less precise & slower
4
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SUPPORT DOWN SYNDROME - MOTOR SKILLS (3)
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- Use activities that allow learner to record in other ways
- Use adapted equipment
- Reduce number of activities & workload
5
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DOWN SYNDROME - ATTENDING SKILLS (3)
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- Doesn’t complete work
- Must constantly step in to ensure learner focuses on activity
- Will show many problem behaviours
6
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SUPPORT DOWN SYNDROME - ATTENDING SKILLS (5)
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- Put learner in a quiet & peaceful environment
- Give simple instructions
- Give shorter activities
- Give rewards for finishing activities
- Redirect learners
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DOWN SYNDROME - VISUAL PERCEPTION (6)
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- Difficulty putting a sequence in the right order
a. Difficult to see or predict sequence - See images in reverse
a. Find it difficult to read numbers - Randomly scan visual info
a. Can’t remember info that is presented in an unorganised way
8
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SUPPORT DOWN SYNDROME - VISUAL PERCEPTION (3)
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- Model sequence by using concrete objects alongside sequence being taught
- Supplement teaching with visual tactile cues
- Rote learn numbers
9
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DOWN SYNDROME - COGNITIVE (4)
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- Abstract thinking is limited
- Can’t transfer knowledge to new situations
- Can’t separate or join parts of info
- Seem to understand more than they do
10
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SUPPORT DOWN SYNDROME - COGNITIVE (3)
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- Use concrete materials to teach abstract concepts
- Reduce workload
- Teach step by step before teaching a whole process
11
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DOWN SYNDROME - MEMORY (6)
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- Short Term (Working) memory is poor
a. Can’t process & respond to info - Long Term memory retrieval is poor
a. Remembers skills incorrectly - Difficulty remembering & following sequences
a. Difficulty getting started because they don’t know sequence
12
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SUPPORT DOWN SYNDROME - MEMORY (3)
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- Teach visually
- Do lots of revision
- Teach learners to talk their way through sequences
13
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DOWN SYNDROME - ERRORLESS LEARNERS (1)
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- Difficult to correct when they make mistakes
14
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SUPPORT DOWN SYNDROME - ERRORLESS LEARNERS (1)
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- Do not allow learners to learn mistakes because it is difficult to unlearn it
