About FOUNDATIONS of Education
Welcome to our Fifth Edition of FOUNDATIONS of Education. The purpose of our quarterly newsletter is to provide resources to educators, introduce the best learning techniques for people with Down syndrome, and provide training and workshops for school personnel. Our goal is for educators to be equipped and knowledgeable on best practices for a successful classroom!
Click here to learn more about FOUNDATIONS of Education.
Mark your calendars!
2nd Annual Breakfast of Champions: Best Practices in Instruction and Inclusion for students with Down Syndrome

Saturday, October 21 from 9am - 1pm (registration opens at 8:30)
Breakfast of Champions:  Best Practices in Instruction and Inclusion for students with Down Syndrome is to help teachers become an expert in teaching individuals with Down syndrome. 

  • We will discuss medical challenges
  • We will focus on the importance of inclusion 
  • We will provide strategies on how to handle disruptive behavior
  • We will show the potential that all people with Down syndrome have
  • We will discuss the important roles we have as educators to help facilitate their future. 
  • We will provide tools to use in the classroom

Our goal is for teachers to know that the Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida is here to provide resources, educate, and support them and their student(s) with Down syndrome. 

FREE NEW THIS YEAR! All teachers leave with a copy of Owen the Wanderer and the New Kid in Class
AND
Pick 2 Make and Take items
The NDSS Educator's Conference at a Glance
We had a wonderful turn out at the NDSS Educator's Conference! Thank you all who attended. Educators, therapists, tutors and more gathered in July at the JW Marriot in Orlando Florida to gain knowledge on how to best support students with Down syndrome in their classrooms. We hope that everyone left the conference feeling inspired for their upcoming school year!

A HUGE thank you to Dana Hale, Dr. Kishore Vellody, Dr. Stacy Taylor, Sean Smith and Alisa Lowrey for conducting a great workshop!
Presentations included: Literacy Strategies, Medical Implications, Classroom Behaviors, Designing Inclusion and Practices for Inclusion.
You weren't able to attend? Don't worry-

Click HERE to access our website full of resources from the conference and MORE!

Click HERE for slides on Inclusivly Designing Your Instruction

Click HERE for slides on Literacy Stragities to Facilitate Reading Development

Click HERE for slides on Understanding Educational Medical Connection

Click HERE for slides on Innovations that Promote Inclusion

Click HERE for slides on Classroom Behavior: Treat, Prevent, Repeat
Helpful Resources
Do2learn provides thousands of free pages with social skills and behavioral regulation activities and guidance, learning songs and games, communication cards, academic material, and transition guides for employment and life skills.
Improve Reading and Writing Confidence!
The Read&Write toolbar integrates seamlessly with Google Workspace for Education apps. To make it easy for students to access literacy support tools when working on Google Docs, PDFs, ePubs and even webpages.
Provides services such as...
• Text-to-speech to hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting

• Text and picture dictionaries to see the meaning of words explained

• With speech-to-text, dictate words to assist with writing, proofreading & studying

• Word prediction offers suggestions for the current or next word as you type
Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading. And it is FREE!
All About Me Information Packet
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NEW for the 2023-2024 School Year!

Get to know your student and their strengths and challenges. Leave the guessing behind and learn from the parents and former teachers on how each individual works to their potential.

Do you have a student with DS in your classroom? Print here
Opportunities available with The FOUNDATION

Did you know we can come to you?
Would you like to have a short presentation on Down syndrome for you class?

Plan ahead: October is a GREAT month to learn more about Down syndrome because it is Down Syndrome Awareness month.

October is a month to raise AWARENESS and CELEBRATE people with Down syndrome.


Click HERE to schedule.
Did you know that The FOUNDATION offers scholarships?

  • IEP Scholarships
  • ABA Scholarships
  • Community Scholarships
  • Educational Scholarships
  • Speech Therapy Scholarships
  • Driving Scholarships
How can we help YOU?

Click here to let us know how we can help YOU in your classroom.
We can work TOGETHER to help your students reach their maximum POTENTIAL by giving them OPPORTUNITIES to achieve all the SUCCESS in the world!
Do you have a success story to share with us? 
We would love to hear from you! Please email lauren.frosch@dsfflorida.org.
Are you an educator that is looking for support with a student with Down syndrome?

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