Developing communication in children with Down’s syndrome

This course offers comprehensive support to help children with Down’s syndrome develop their communication skills. It combines theoretical knowledge of the communicative particularities of these children with practical strategies that can be applied on a daily basis. The approach is caring and values the child’s strengths as much as the solutions to the difficulties encountered.

Target audience: Parents, family carers and professionals working with children with Down’s syndrome.

Duration: 5 progressive modules – 2 hours

Training objectives

On completion of this course, participants will be able to :

1. Understand the physiological and developmental particularities that impact oral communication (orofacial hypotonia, articulation difficulties, rate of vocabulary development).
2. Identify the communicative strengths of children with Down’s syndrome (non-verbal expressiveness, greater comprehension than expression, social motivation) and use them as learning levers.
3. Recognize signs of frustration linked to communication difficulties (anger, withdrawal, emotional outbursts) and respond appropriately
4. Create an environment conducive to communication, using visual aids (pictograms, photos, gestures), appropriate instructions and exchange routines.
5. Stimulate everyday oral language through articulation games, vocabulary enrichment in context, and the reading-chant-rehearsal trio.
6. Help children express their needs and manage frustrations, while fostering communicative autonomy
7. Use DYNSEO digital tools (COCO THINKS and COCO MOVES, Mon Dico) to support communication development