WAYS OF LEARNING OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME INSIDE THE

CLASSROOM

A Qualitative Research

Of

De Las Alas, Lara Denise O.

De Los Angeles, Joshua M.

Medalla, Jamie D.

Navarro, Mary Clarisse M.

Villanueva, Raven D.

January 2018
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PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

Down syndrome today is much different than it used to be, it has advance

in many ways. It has enabled children who are diagnosed with it to keep working

hard because they can achieve anything if they set their mind to it. Down

syndrome can be a devastating diagnosis; however, parents and those

diagnosed can still go on to live happy contented lives. The researchers chose

this topic because as of today some people look that a person with Down

syndrome, do not have the capability or potential to study and learn. We want to

show that every child especially with this kind of case, we want to investigate

whether parents of children with Down syndrome are finding it difficult to provide

their children with communicative experiences.

According to Oelwein (1995), "The gift of reading is one of the greatest treasures

you can give a child. Most children with Down syndrome can learn to read,

though, like all children, each has his or her own learning styles and needs.

Different techniques are more effective with some children than others. "This

means that each child can learn depending on their own abilities. Every learner

who has Down’s syndrome is unique. Individuals differ across all aspects of

social and cognitive development as well as in their family support and

educational opportunities. Every individual is helped by teaching staff having high

expectations. Children with Down’s syndrome need skilled teachers who