Down Syndrome Education International will be soon be starting a trial of a computer-based memory training programme, thanks to a grant from The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund. Working memory is central to wider cognition, speech and language skills and academic achievement. This study will evaluate outcomes for children aged 8 to 14 years using the programme. Read more...
Work is underway to develop the first two steps in the See and Learn Speech programme – thanks to a generous grant from The Freemason's Grand Charity in the UK. See and Learn Speech is designed to help develop speech clarity for children with Down syndrome from an early age. Read more...
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