May 2016 – This month all LP levels focus on fostering independence at home and at school.  Whether you are a parent or teacher, your goal should be self sufficiency in as many areas as possible. At home, one guiding question is “what am I doing for my child that they can (or should) do…

April 2016 – This month all LP levels focus on the measurement of time. Understanding “time” is critical to independence. As adults, we incorporate concepts of time into the background of our lives, using it to guide us through our days as we move from activity to activity, scheduling appointments and organizing our weeks, months and…

March 2016 – This month all LP levels focus on sounds and letters. While we are still working towards best practices in this area, a growing body of research supports the importance of including phonemic awareness and phonics activities when teaching reading to students with Down syndrome. Pre-K and Level 1 classes focus on noticing…

February 2016 – This month our Pre-k and Level 1 classes focus on the educational options of public school, private school and homeschool. There are pros and cons to each setting, so it is important to understand your child’s legal rights and the differences before you walk into your child’s first IEP. By the time most children…

January 2016 – This month all classes focus on sentence and/or paragraph building.  Learning vocabulary and acquiring sight words is a first step, but being able to use those words in spoken and written sentences is a necessary next step.  January’s sessions empower students as they learn to recognize sentences, build sentences using book models…