Down Syndrome Education International has restructured the Editorial Board of Down Syndrome Research and Practice. These changes will ensure that the leading journal continues to offer high quality information about... Read more...
Researchers at the University of Denver, Colorado have just started a study comparing two early literacy intervention approaches to educating young children with Down syndrome. The researchers will be teaching... Read more...
Down Syndrome Education International has been awarded a grant to test an adapted reading and language teaching programme for children who have Down syndrome. The funding from the UK Big... Read more...
Down Syndrome Education USA has announced plans for the first Down Syndrome Education and Research Center based in the USA. Building on successful, evidence-based programs, the new centre will offer... Read more...
Down Syndrome Education International has hosted the annual meeting of the UK Down Syndrome Research Forum at The Sarah Duffen Centre in Portsmouth. Researchers from around the UK and elsewhere... Read more...
Down Syndrome Education International's research works to improve language development
and many other areas of cognitive, social and educational development.
Understanding development
Our work focuses on all aspects of development for people with Down syndrome - from
the impact of genes to the impact of inclusion.
Addressing complexity
Many things influence development, including our genes, our families and communities,
and the opportunities we are offered. We are interested in all of these - from the
impact of genes to the impact of inclusion.
Real life impact
Our work examines how these things impact life for people with Down syndrome and
what this means for effective support and interventions.
Evidence-based interventions
Our work has shown that educational strategies that are targeted to fit the particular
learning needs of people with Down syndrome improve levels of achievement.