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Communication Readiness Program

z Served 16 students and their families through virtual presentations and phone/
email/video consults.

z Provided six weekly presentations on specific content areas (communication,
sensory processing, behavior, transitions, social skills, school readiness/adaptive skills),
which will now be used as a comprehensive training package we will provide to families
who participate in future CRPs.

Online

Resources

z Online Low Tech
Lending Library now
available for teachers
and families. Using
Padlet technology,
communication
boards can be
downloaded and
printed, and can be
customized by our
SLP team.

z Recorded
Workshops and
webinars for teachers
available from our
Down Syndrome
Education Alliance
Resources page.

“My six-year-old daughter, Molly, deeply desires to communicate
but often struggles to speak. This can be both frustrating and upsetting
for her, and, as her family, for us. Molly participated in the virtual CRP this
summer. As part of the program, we were given feelings cards.
With practice, Molly has learned to use the cards to ‘voice’ what she feels
and needs. We now know when Molly’s upset, in pain, or if she’s happy.
It goes without saying that being able to understand—and share—Molly’s
thoughts makes us tremendously happy.”
-Jessica Graham

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