A free independent guide to Research and Positive Education for Down Syndrome

Beautiful Lives, what does it mean to be human?

What does it mean to be human? Much is known about how we have evolved to become a species that is prosocial and able to explore in order to gain more knowledge about our world. But this exploration and care only seem to apply to our outer landscapes, not our

Down Syndrome Research Forum, Mar 2026: Relationships and Respect, not Resilience; An 'Inclusive Education Passport' to a better future

💡Reading as nurture. Cebula and McGeown, 'Perspectives of children with Down syndrome and their mothers on reading experiences at home.'💡Caring for the carers. Redman, 'The accessibility of counselling for families and carers of children with Down syndrome.'💡The uphill battle. Shumway and colleagues, 'What

Down Syndrome Research Forum, Mar 2026: Responsive Language Intervention. Early Vocalisation and later Vocabulary

💡Before there are words. Finestack, 'Language Interventions for Children and Young People with Down syndrome.'💡What the answering does. O'Connell-Sussman and colleagues, 'Enhancing Infant Vocalizations: A Focus on Early Caregiver Interactions for Infants with Down syndrome.'💡The long arc. Mason and colleagues, '

Down Syndrome Research Forum, Mar 2026 Hearing and Cortical Visual Impairment

💡What we are not hearing: Porter and colleagues 'Characterizing hearing in children and adults with Down syndrome.'Hearing_Enablement_GuideHearing_Enablement_Guide.pdf255 KBdownload-circle💡Seeing happens in the brain: Boatwright and colleagues 'Dual Sensory Impact in Down syndrome: Unlocking Developmental Potential (alternate title: Dual Sensory Impact

Down Syndrome Research Forum, Mar 2026 Symposium: Attention and action during play in young children with Down syndrome: Insights from head-mounted eye-tracking and cameras

💡Same looking, smaller lift - rethinking sustained attention 'deficit': Liu and colleagues, 'Joint attention boosts sustained attention in young children with and without Down syndrome: Insights from dual head-mounted eye-tracking.'Attention_Looking_Together_EasyGuide_Jun26Attention_Looking_Together_EasyGuide_Jun26.pdf114 KBdownload-circle💡Seen more clearly;

Activating Character Strengths in the Classroom using VIA

A free, evidence-based approach for schools, and where to find it The Positive Psychology Character Strengths leader A character-strengths approach gives a school a simple, low-cost way to shift everyday classroom practice from planning around a child's difficulties towards planning around what each child does

Character Strengths and Special Educational Needs

Why a strengths approach applies to children with SEN, and how it fits existing support Why this matters A fair question for any school is whether a strengths approach applies to pupils with special educational needs, or only to typically developing children. The published research answers it directly: character strengths

Character Strengths are associated with achievement

Why a strengths approach is also a learning strategy, not only a wellbeing one Why this matters A strengths-based approach is usually offered to schools as a way to support wellbeing. That is real, but it understates the case. The published research also connects character strengths to academic achievement,

Down Syndrome Research Forum, Mar 2026 Symposium: Executive function and practical implications

💡Pre-School insight: 'Resist' and 'Shift': the earliest building blocks of connection in toddlers with Down syndrome: Walsh and colleagues, 'Caregiver-reported social foundations and cognitive regulation in toddlers with Down syndrome.'Exec-F_Preschool_EasyGuide_Jun26Exec-F_Preschool_EasyGuide_Jun26.pdf254 KBdownload-circle�