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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Homeschooling and Down Syndrome

I did get a question regarding 31 for 21, Ds awareness - woo hoo!  A friend is wondering if I am planning to homeschool Erin.  My answer is, absolutely, and I'm excited about it!  Since she is just three, I don't have a full curriculum for her, but we have just started using some early language/reading materials that can be found here and here.  I'll be doing plenty of research and trial and error in the coming years.  Additonally, if/when she requires outside assessments and therapy, we'll plan for that too, as we are now.  One little bonus is she is an extremely eagar learner!  She has loved every little thing we've done so far, be it reading, matching games, counting games, songs, fingerplays, videos, playdough - you name it!

I also found a valuable, free, homeschooling e-book to download.  It is called Homeschooling Children with Down Syndrome, by Amy Dunaway.  If you're interested, click here.
 
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