Web seminar: Looking forward - How do we support full inclusion and meaningful lives for young children with Down syndrome (birth to 5 years)?

This web seminar provides a live presentation about how we can support full inclusion and meaningful lives for children with Down syndrome (from birth to 5 years), followed by an interactive discussion between participants and expert panellists.

About the web seminar

This web seminar offers a live group consultation with expert practitioners focused on how we can support full inclusion and meaningful lives for children with Down syndrome (from birth to 5 years). The session covers the following areas:

• Planning for full and meaningful lives.
• The world of school and community - how to encourage friendships and social inclusion in school and in the community. 
• The role of inclusive education. 
• Preparing for adult independence.
• How to identify demands and to take care of the whole family now and in future years.

This web seminar is suitable for teachers, teaching assistants, educational/school psychologists, speech and language therapists/pathologists, other health and education professionals, representatives of support groups and families seeking detailed information. It is available to participants worldwide.

Each session lasts 1.5 hours, including 50-60 minutes for the live presentation and 30-40 minutes for the interactive discussion. Participants can submit questions during the session.

Web seminars are provided online with a choice of Internet or telephone audio services. For telephone audio, we offer toll-free access in 48 countries*. Participants receive downloadable presentation handouts and resource lists.

Seminar availability

This web seminar is available on the following dates:

• Tuesday 25 May 2010 - starting at 08:00 GMT (09:00 BST) [Book session online]
• Tuesday 13 July 2010 - starting at 12:00 GMT (13:00 BST) [Book session online]
• Wednesday 8 December 2010 - starting at 15:30 GMT [Book session online]

Find out more

Web seminars

Find out more about our other web seminars on the education and development of young children with Down syndrome (birth to 5 years):

1. What does research tell us about the specific learning needs of young children with Down syndrome (birth to 5 years)?
2. Language and communication skills for young children with Down syndrome (birth to 5)
3. Speech and verbal memory skills for young children with Down syndrome (birth to 5 years)
4. What does research tell us about teaching young children with Down syndrome to read (birth to 5 years)?
5. Early reading skills for young children with Down syndrome (birth to 5 years)
6. Evidence for the benefits of inclusion in education for young children with Down syndrome and the keys to success (birth to 5 years)
7. Play, number and cognitive skills for young children with Down syndrome (birth to 5 years)
8. Motor skills and self-help for young children with Down syndrome (birth to 5 years)
9. Social development and behaviour for young children with Down syndrome (birth to 5 years)
10. Looking forward: How do we support full inclusion and meaningful lives for young children with Down syndrome (birth to 5 years)?

Courses of web seminars

We also offer a structured course consisting of all 10 of these web seminars on early intervention, education and support for young children with Down syndrome (from birth to 5 years).

Online Advice Sessions

During 2010 we plan to start offering online interactive Advice Sessions providing live group consultations with expert practitioners focused on specific issues and areas of development for young people with Down syndrome.

(* Restrictions apply - please see our online services help for details)