RESOURCES

Canadian Down Syndrome Society

Box 52027
Edmonton Trail R.P.O. Calgary AB T2E 8K9
Tel: (403) 220-9224
Fax: (604) 652-6911 (Contact:  Debbie Clark)


B.C. Association for Community Living 

#300 30 East 6th Avenue
Vancouver BC V5T4P4
Tel: (604) 875-1119
Fax: (604) 875-6744






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REFERENCES

Abbeduto, L., Warren, S. F., & Conners, F. A. (2007). Language development in Down syndrome: From the prelinguistic period to the acquisition of literacy. Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 13(3), 247-261. doi:10.1002/mrdd.20158


Cleland, J., Wood, S., Hardcastle, W., Wishart, J., & Timmins, C. (2010). Relationship between speech, oromotor, language and cognitive abilities in children with Down's syndrome. International Journal Of Language & Communication Disorders, 45(1), 83-95. doi:10.3109/13682820902745453


HealthLinkBC.  (2011).  Down syndrome:  Helping your child to communicate.  Retrieved from http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/kb/content/special/hw167142.html#hw167142-sec 


Ministry of Education.  (2014).  Awareness of students with diverse learning needs - what the teachers need to know volume 1:  Down syndrome.  Retrieved from http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/awareness/43.htm 


Reed, V.  (2012).  An introduction to children with language disorders.  Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Pearson Education Inc.






 

An EDAS 140 Project- Language Disorder Presentation

Northern Lights College

Winter 2014