Web seminar: Developing vocabulary and grammar for children and young
people with Down syndrome (0 to 16 years)
This web seminar provides a live presentation on developing
vocabulary and grammar for children and young people with Down syndrome (0
to 16 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 developing vocabulary and grammar for children and
young people with Down syndrome (0 to 16 years). The web seminar covers the following areas:
- A research update on vocabulary and grammar
and the relationships between them.
- Vocabulary and grammar learning in children
and teenagers with Down syndrome.
- Issues affecting assessment of expressive
language skills.
- Ways to develop vocabulary and grammar in
both comprehension and production across the age
range.
This web seminar is suitable for speech and
language professionals. It provides the information
and practical advice needed to provide effective
speech and language therapy and support for young
people with Down syndrome from birth to 16 years of
age. 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:
Find out more
Web seminars
Find out more about our other web seminars on evidence-based speech and language therapy and interventions for young
people with Down syndrome (birth to 16 years):
- What does
research tell us about the specific language and
learning needs of children and young people with
Down syndrome (birth to 16 years)?
- Developing
speech-motor skills and intelligible speech for
children and young people with Down syndrome (birth
to 16 years)
- Developing
vocabulary and grammar for children and young
people with Down syndrome (birth to 16 years)
- What does
research tell us about teaching children and
young people with Down syndrome to read (birth to 16
years)? - Methods, benefits and levels of
achievement.
- Developing
literacy skills for children and young people
with Down syndrome across the age range (birth to 16
years)
- Evidence for
the benefits of inclusion in education for
children and young people with Down syndrome and
the keys to success (birth to 16 years)
- Developing
communication and social skills for children and
young people with Down syndrome (birth to 16 years)
- Developing working
memory skills for children and young people with
Down syndrome (birth to 16 years)
- Effective
use of signing and augmentative communication
for children and young people with Down syndrome
(birth to 16 years) - risks and benefits
- Looking forward:
How do we support full inclusion and meaningful
lives for children and young people with Down
syndrome (birth to 16 years)?
Courses of web seminars
We also offer a comprehensive
course
consisting of all 10 of these web seminars
on evidence-based speech and language therapy and
interventions for young people with Down syndrome (birth
to 16 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)