down syndrome inclusion support service
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Down Syndrome
Inclusion Support Service
Down Syndrome Inclusion
Support Service
DSISS includes:
1. Three school visits (or 9 hours) per year
2. Email & phone consultation as required
3. Use of specialist DSISS classroom resources4. Assistance in a range of areas such as:
Curriculummodification
Goalsetting
Demonstrationteaching
Positivebehaviourdevelopment
AssistanceatSSG/strategysessions
Assistancesourcingspecialistresources
Assistancewithindividuallearningplan
development.
5. SubscriptiontotheJournal,avaluedresource
6. UseoftheDownSyndromeVictoria
resourcelibrary
7. ReducedratesatDownSyndromeVictoria
professional development events
8.ReducedpriceonDownSyndromeVictoria
materialsandpublications
9. CopyofLearners With Down Syndrome,and
Down Syndrome Today.
Phone:1300658873Email:[email protected]
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Individual Support
DownSyndromeInclusionSupportService
(DSISS)isaclassroombasedsupportservice
for teachers providing practical assistance
andresources,improvinglearningoutcomes
forstudentswithDownsyndromeandtheir
classmates.
Collaboration
Theapproachtakenisalwayscollaborative;the
teacheristheexpertintheindividualclassroom,
whereasDownSyndromeVictoriahasextensive
expertisesupportingstudentswithDown
syndrome.Althoughnotwostudentswith
Downsyndromearealike,therearearangeof
teachingstrategiesandresourceswhichhave
proven successful in meeting specific needs. The
DSISSconsultantworksalongsidetheteacher
toidentifytheresourcesandstrategiesthatwill
bestsuittheparticularneedsoftheirstudent,the
teachingstyleoftheteacher,andthecultureofthe classroom.
Inclusion
Lackofpreviousexperiencewithstudents
withDownsyndromemayhighlightthe
need for curriculum modifications. Many
teachersunderstandablyfeelapprehensiveor
overwhelmedwhenfacedwiththeinclusionof
achildwithDownsyndromeintheirclassroom.
However,mostteacherslaterreportthat
addressing the learning needs of the s tudent
withDownsyndromeprovedtobeless
dauntingthantheyhadexpected,andthatin
doing so other children in the classroom also
benefited.
Best Practice
International research consistently demonstrates
that the strategies developed and implemented
toassiststudentswithanintellectualdisability
benefitabroadrangeoflearnersinthe
classroom.
Equity
DownSyndromeVictoriaisacommunity
associationmadeupofpeoplewithDown
syndrome,theirfamiliesandsupporters.
DownSyndromeVictoriahasmadetheDown
SyndromeInclusionSupportServiceaccessible
toallVictorianschoolsbyassigningastandard
state-widesubscriptionfee.Theservicereceivesno ongoing government funding and community
fundraising covers the significant travel and
accommodation costs involved in delivering the
servicestate-wide.
Thisserviceisofmaximumbenefitwhenthe
familyofthesupportedstudentaremembersof
DownSyndromeVictoria.
Down Syndrome Inclusion
Support Service
Down Syndrome Victoria offers
a range of additional educationservices including:
Workshops for parents
Individual consultancy
Transition programs
Professional development
programs