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Ways of Learning of Children With Down Syndrome Inside The Classroom
Ways of Learning of Children With Down Syndrome Inside The Classroom
CLASSROOM
A Qualitative Research
Of
Medalla, Jamie D.
Villanueva, Raven D.
January 2018
Chapter 1
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
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
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