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Quick guide for teachers
Product: Book
Trim size in cm: 14x21cm
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9788859041146
Publication date: 01/01/2025
Suitable for: Primary 1st level (ages 6-7), Primary 2nd level (ages 8-10)
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Children with Down’s Syndrome may exhibit various challenging behaviours, but they are not themselves “problematic children.” This concise guide, part of the well-known What to Do (and Not Do) series, offers primary school teachers suggestions and strategies for successfully managing 12 common behavioural issues associated with Down’s Syndrome.
What to do and what to avoid
Each chapter includes a brief overview of a specific behavior (what to keep in mind), indications on the intervention (how to intervene), suggestions and insights (advice from the expert and in-depth analysis). The teacher will be guided towards understanding the situations described through emotional, cognitive and behavioral reading.
Preface
Introduction
ADAPTIVE AND SOCIAL SKILLS
Chapter 1 – Imitates others’ behaviours
Chapter 2 – Seeks adult assistance
Chapter 3 – Struggles to manage frustration
Chapter 4 – Has difficulty taking turns
COMMUNICATION
Chapter 5 – Disturbs peers and activities
Chapter 6 – Speech is difficult to understand
Chapter 7 – Is repetitive or irrelevant in conversations
Chapter 8 – Resists requests
LEARNING
Chapter 9 – Throws or breaks materials
Chapter 10 – Struggles with reading automatization
Chapter 11 – Makes calculation mistakes
Chapter 12 – Does not keep up with the pace of the class
Conclusions
Bibliography
Appendix
Quick guide for teachers
PRIMARY SCHOOL
In the style of a Teacher Training notebook, this is a quick guide for lower secondary school teachers who have pupils with ADHD, which can help them learn more about the disorder and apply simple but effective strategies to deal with it and manage it in the best possible way.
BOOK STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS
Down Syndrome – What to do and what to avoid contains “ready to use” focused instructions to successfully deal with the 12 most frequent problem behaviours that school-aged Down Syndrome pupils (6-10 years old) typically have.
The book is divided into 12 chapters, grouped into 3 macro-sections: adaptive and social skills, communication and learning.
What to do and what to avoid
The reason for each behaviour is initially explained in a few brief sentences (Why does he/she do this?), followed by simple and clear indications for the teacher on the attitudes to be adopted and avoided (What to do, What NOT to do). A discussion on the topic follows (What to keep in mind) and tools and strategies are provided in How to intervene about some crucial educational and didactic aspects. A final Don’t forget That… paragraph is devoted to important and focused suggestions for the teacher to keep in mind.
Each chapter contains:
At the beginning of each chapter, an illustration introduces the analysed behaviour.
Explanations of the problem behaviour being considered: Why does he/she do this?
Brief and simple indications that can be useful to the teacher as a reference point for quickly deciding What to do and reflect on What to avoid.
A more in-depth description of the specific problem behaviourbeing worked on: Analysis of the problem behaviour.
The tools and educational strategies to create the intervention: How to intervene.
Each chapter closes with advice and strategies to further understand and enrich the teacher’s “briefcase of educational tools”.
Leaf through some pages, which have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:
THE AUTHORS
Monica Induni Pianezzi, Director and co-founder of the association "Avventuno," an organisation dedicated to supporting and guiding individuals with Down syndrome, their families, and the professionals involved in their life journeys. She teaches advanced courses in the field of intellectual disability and collaborates in teacher training at the Department of Education and Learning of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI).
Angelica Jaeggli, trained in teaching with specialisation in inclusive education and Down syndrome. At the association "Avventuno," she serves as Head of Education and Inclusion, overseeing the pedagogical guidance of individuals with Down syndrome. She provides consultancy services to professionals and families on the specific learning characteristics associated with Trisomy 21.
