Lesson Plan Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Awareness Lesson Planby Vicky PapageorgiouAdjunct Lecturer, AMC CollegeKey words: Down-Syndrome, myths and facts, ability, skillsThis is a lesson plan I prepared for my Speech and Language Therapy students atAMC College (Thessaloniki) to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. I am sure itcan be used with other students, too. The inspiration came from the Saatchi &Saatchi video circulated all over the Internet last March and April.Language level: Intermediate – Upper IntermediateLearner type: AdultsTime: 60 minutesActivity: Speaking, reading short texts, writing and watching a short videoTopic: Down SyndromeLanguage: Down Syndrome related vocabulary, Can/Can’t, (not) be able to,should/shouldn’tSkills : talking about myths and facts related to Down SyndromeMaterials: Wordle, Short video, sets of cardsPreparation : Print the myths & facts cards and cut them out.WarmerShow the Ss your Cloud (Wordle) and ask them to make out what the topic of thislesson is about :Down Syndrome Awareness
Step 1Ask your students if they know what people with Down Syndrome can or can not do.Write their ideas on the board.Step 2Tell them that they are going to watch a short video called ‘DEAR FUTUREMOM March 21‘https://www.youtube.com/watch?v Ju-q4OnBtNUExplain to them that the email a pregnant mother, expecting a child with Downsyndrome, sent to CoorDown (Italian Association of People with Down Syndrome)posed the following question : “What kind of life will my child have?”
It triggered a video, created by Saatchi & Saatchi, where 15 individuals with DownSyndrome, from across Europe , sent her a heartwarming message in their nativelanguages . Show the video.Step 3Ask them to compare their ideas about these people’s abilities with the video’s ideas.Were their ideas mentioned in the video? What other ideas were mentioned?Write them on the board.Step 4Ask the Ss if they have ever thought about the way we address people with DownSyndrome. Put them in groups.What language should we use when referring to Down Syndrome?What language shouldn’t we use because it can be hurtful?Let them look at the expressions below and list them accordingly.intellectually and developmentally disabled, a Down syndrome child, Down’s child, achild with Down syndrome, he has Down’s, suffer from, afflicted by, syndrome,disease, condition, cognitive disability, retarded, retardation, differently-abled,handicapped, ‘challenged’, idiot, moron, imbecil
Positive Language we should use when Derogatory language we shouldreferring to Down SyndromeNOT use when referring to DownSyndromeGo round the class and offer any help/ explanations needed with the vocabulary.Tell them that, in fact, as renowned educator and inclusion specialist Patti McVayemphasizes, “ the best name to call someone is the name he or she was born with.”(The information was taken from the Global Down Syndrome Foundation yndrome/words-can-hurt/ )Step 5Write on the board ‘Myths and Facts”.Pair up Ss with a partner from a different group. Ask them if they think that there area lot of misconceptions in society about people with Down Syndrome. Why?Mix up the order of the cards. Organize the Ss in groups and give them the cardsabout the “Myths and Facts”.The cards are divided into 2 categories: one set with Myths and another with Facts.Give the cards to the groups and explain that they have to read the cards about theMyths and the ones about the facts regarding Down Syndrome and match them.Every time they find a match, allow some feedback if needed.Attention : The cards below are in the right order for the teacher's convenience.
MYTH: People with Down syndrome have a short life span.TRUTH: Life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has increaseddramatically in recent years, with the average life expectancy approaching thatof peers without Down syndrome.MYTH: Down syndrome is hereditary and runs in families.TRUTH: Down syndrome is hereditary in approximately 1% of all instances. Inthe other 99% of cases Down syndrome is completely random and the onlyknown factor that increases the risk is the age of the mother (over 35).MYTH: Most children with Down syndrome are born to older parents.TRUTH: Most children with Down syndrome are born to women younger than35 years old simply because younger women have more children. However, theincidence of births of children with Down syndrome increases with the age ofthe mother.MYTH: People with Down syndrome have severe cognitive delays.TRUTH: Most people with Down syndrome have cognitive delays that are mildto moderate. Children with Down syndrome fully participate in public andprivate educational programs. Educators and researchers are still discoveringthe full educational potential of people with Down syndromeMYTH: People with Down syndrome are always happy.TRUTH: People with Down syndrome have feelings just like everyone else inthe population. They experience the full range of emotions. They respond topositive expressions of friendship and they are hurt and upset by
inconsiderate behavior.MYTH: Adults with Down syndrome are unable to form close interpersonalrelationships leading to marriage.TRUTH: People with Down syndrome have meaningful friendships, date,socialize, form ongoing relationships and marry.MYTH: Down syndrome can never be cured.TRUTH: Research on Down syndrome is making great strides in identifyingthe genes on chromosome 21 that cause the characteristics of Downsyndrome. Scientists now feel strongly that it will be possible to improve,correct or prevent many of the problems associated with Down syndrome inthe future.(The information regarding the myths and facts about Down Syndrome was takenfrom the site :http://www.ndss.org/Down-Syndrome/Myths-Truths/ )Step 6Have a short discussion about the information they have just read.Which fact/myth really surprised them?Were they familiar with these facts?Did the Ss have the same opinion? Why? Why not?Has society really changed in the way they see people with Down Syndrome?Why?Why not?Follow up
Ask them to research and then write a short article about people with Downsyndrome who broke the stereotypes and they are now having a professional careerin any sector which they would have been barred from in the past, like teaching, forexample.*****Vicky Papageorgiou is an ESL teacher with approximately 20 years of experiencespecialized in teaching adult learners. She holds an MA in Education (Open Univ. ofCyprus) and an MA in Art (Goldsmiths College). For over 15 years she has beenpreparing students for English language exams of various exam boards as well asteaching ESP. She is currently an Adjunct Lecturer at AMC College.
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