The Down Syndrome Educational Trust has contributed to What Kind of a Future? - a new resource for school leavers published by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.
A review by Professor Sue Buckley of the current research evidence on teaching reading and writing to individuals with Down syndrome has just been published in the new book Speech and Language Development and Intervention in Down syndrome and Fragile X syndrome.
With the backing of the Sue Buckley Research Fund, the Trust has started three new research studies involving preschool children with Down syndrome. These new studies aim to shed new light on the development of children with Down syndrome during their vital preschool years.
The Down Syndrome Educational Trust has now made 80 more reader-friendly articles on Down syndrome freely available for online as part of its new Free Access publishing initiative.
Schools and nurseries across the length and breadth of the UK have raised thousands of pounds by taking part in the Trust's Up for Reading campaign.
The Trust has published the latest book in its Down Syndrome Issues and Information series. The new book, written by leading international experts, provides advice on community living for adults with Down syndrome.
The Trust has recently expanded its fundraising team by welcoming Stacey Hunt as its new Funding and Development Officer. Another recent employee, Becky Baxter, has celebrated her first 6 months at the Trust.
Generous supporters from all over the UK and around the world are backing the Sue Buckley Research Fund - a new fund set up by the Trust to revitalise and accelerate scientific research and education to benefit people with Down syndrome everywhere.
Brian Paddick, the 2008 LibDem candidate for Mayor of London, is raising money in aid of the Trust by taking part in the 2008 Flora London Marathon.
The Winter 2008 issue of the Trust's newsletter Trust News is available to download.