Down syndrome child in classroom

Many of the accomodations made to successfully include children with Down syndrome will enhance the learning for other children in the class.  I have heard that as many as seventy percent or more of the population is comprised of primarily visual learners.  A visual learner takes in more information and learns better when they can see the lesson.  Still yet, some students learn better when they can use their hands.  They are referred to as kinesthetic learners.

Traditional teaching styles rely heavily on auditory input…

….this teaching style would favor the strengths of auditory learners, like my son Christian.  I would think that recognizing a child’s learning style and incorporating a variety into lessons would help the most children.

From what I have learned, children with Down syndrome have visual learning as a definite strength.  This is true for my son Isaac.  It is much easier to teach him a lesson if I can show him pictures and/or words.   If I rely on audio teaching alone, we might have a much tougher hill to climb.  When classroom curricula are modified so that children with Down syndrome can absorb the lessons, the curricula is in term enhanced for the majority of almost all students.