Pe e r Pre se nta tio ns 15-20 minute c la ssro o m o r g ra de - PDF document

8/27/2008 Ope ning the Do o rs to F rie ndships T hro ug h E duc a tio n a nd Pe e r Pre se nta tio ns P t ti Presented By, Pe e r Pre se nta tio ns � 15-20 minute c la ssro o m o r g ra de le ve l pre se nta tio n ta ilo re d a ro und a spe c ific stude nt to a ddre ss a ny issue s re la te d to the ir disa b ility tha t o the rs in the c la ss ma y ne e d he lp to unde rsta nd. � Ask pa re nts if c hild sho uld b e inc lude d o r o ut o f the ro o m during the pre se nta tio n. � T he fo llo wing sho uld b e pre se nt fo r the pre se nta tio n, if po ssib le : � All e duc a to rs who a re o n the I E P te a m � All stude nts in tha t g ra de le ve l � Administra tive sta ff (if pe rtine nt) � Ad i i t ti t ff (if ti t) � Sc ho o l Co unse lo r � Sc ho o l Nurse � Pa re nts o f stude nt (if no t pre se nting ) 1

8/27/2008 Pe e r Pre se nta tio n Outline • I c e b re a ke r(s) – Ag e -Appro pria te b o o ks – T he “Supe rsta r L ist” – “S “Se g re g a tio n Simula tio n” i Si l i ” • NDSS Dre a ms vide o • Do wn syndro me 101 – Wha t is Do wn syndro me ? – Hypo to nia – Spe e c h – He a ring • Ope ning the Do o rs to F p g rie ndships p – Pe e r mo de ling – Ho w to b e a frie nd • Q & A • Se nd c hild ho me with g ive -a wa ys (pe rso na lize d b o o k ma rks, pe nc ils, c a ndy) Ma te ria ls yo u will ne e d • “Pe e r Pre se nta tio n” K it – NDSS Dre a ms vide o a b o ut Do wn syndro me – Bo o ks a b o ut Do wn syndro me Bo o ks a b o ut Do wn syndro me – 1 pa ir thic k so c ks pe r stude nt – Myths/ T ruths a b o ut Do wn syndro me – L e tte r to pa re nts re g a rding pre se nta tio n • I nfo rma tio n fro m Pa re nts – “Supe rsta r list” – L ist o f ho b b ie s, thing s the ir c hild e njo ys – Go a ls fo r inte ra c tio ns with c la ssma te s • Additio na l Ma te ria ls - Jumb o ma rshma llo ws (1 pe r stude nt) – T V a nd DVD pla ye r – Ove n Mitts (8 so yo u c a n ha ve 4 stude nts mo de l the a c tivity) – Ba g o f c o tto nb a lls 2

8/27/2008 T hre e (3) Go a ls: • GOAL # 1 T o inc re a se the stude nts’ pe rso na l a wa re ne ss a nd kno wle dg e a b o ut simila ritie s a nd a nd kno wle dg e a b o ut simila ritie s a nd diffe re nc e s b e twe e n pe o ple , a nd to ra ise the ir pe rso na l a wa re ne ss a b o ut disa b ilitie s. • GOAL # 2 T o sha re la ng ua g e a nd g ive the m kno wle dg e a b o ut Do wn Syndro me . • GOAL GOAL # 3 # 3 T o a sk fo r the stude nts’ he lp in suppo rting a nd te a c hing the ir c la ssma te with Do wn Syndro me a nd a ny o the r pe o ple who ma y ha ve diffe re nc e s o r spe c ia l ne e ds. Gro und Rule s • We ’ re g o ing to ta lk to yo u like “a dults” a nd use “a dult” la ng ua g e . • No q ue stio ns a re silly. • Ask fo r c la rific a tio n if yo u do n’ t unde rsta nd so me thing . 3

8/27/2008 I c e b re a ke rs “T he Supe rsta r L ist” Pre pa ra tio n: Pre pa ra tio n: - Be fo re pre se nta tio n, a sk pa re nts to pre pa re a list o f thing s tha t a re uniq ue a b o ut the c hild with Do wn syndro me (tra ve ls, ho b b ie s, a c c o mplishme nts). Cla ss E xe rc ise : - Ask a ll stude nts to sta nd. T he n g o do wn “supe rsta r list” a nd a sk q ue stio ns. Ha ve yo u e ve r tra ve le d to Ha wa ii? I f no t, the n sit do wn. Ha ve yo u e ve r wo n a me da l fo r swimming ? I f no t, the n sit do wn. - Co ntinue a sking q ue stio ns until e ve ryo ne is se a te d. Disc ussio n Po ints: Disc ussio n Po ints: - Whe n e ve ryo ne is sitting do wn, ta lk a b o ut the “supe rsta r” who ha s do ne thing s no o the r c hildre n in the c la ss ha ve do ne . Wo w! I c e b re a ke rs “Se g re g a tio n Simula tio n” Cla ss E xe rc ise : - Se pa ra te stude nts into g ro ups b a se d o n ha ir c o lo r. S p g p - T e ll the m: “T he re wa s a ne w la w pa sse d. Only pe o ple with b ro wn ha ir will b e a llo we d to a tte nd this sc ho o l sta rting to mo rro w. T he re st o f yo u will ha ve to ta ke a b us to a sc ho o l a c ro ss to wn.” Disc ussio n po ints: - T a lk to the m a b o ut se g re g a tio n a nd ho w it fe lt to b e sing le d o ut b e c a use o f so me thing the y we re b o rn with. - Pe o ple with Do wn syndro me ha ve histo ric a lly fa c e d disc rimina tio n a nd e xc lusio n, a nd we re re g ula rly institutio na lize d, impriso ne d a nd invo lunta rily ste rilize d we ll into the 20th c e ntury. Until the 1970s, the y we re ro utine ly y y y de nie d a c c e ss to e duc a tio n. - T a lk a b o ut e q ua lity, fa irne ss, a nd a ppre c ia tio n o f dive rsity. Stre ss tha t it’ s g o o d fo r us to ha ve a c ha nc e to b e frie nds with pe o ple who a re diffe re nt tha n we a re a nd g e t to le a rn fro m e a c h o the r. - Disc uss inc lusio n a nd ho w g o o d it fe e ls to b e a n a c c e pte d a nd va lue d pa rt o f a g ro up. 4

8/27/2008 I c e b re a ke rs “Mo re Alike T ha n Diffe re nt” Pre pa ra tio n: - A k Ask pa re nt o f stude nt with Do wn syndro me fo r a list o f t f t d t ith D d f li t f the thing s he o r she like s a nd dislike s. Cla ss E xe rc ise : - Ask the stude nts q ue stio ns, like “Ho w ma ny o f yo u like to wa tc h T V/ g o swimming / g o to b irthda y pa rtie s? ” “Who wa nts to g o to c o lle g e / g e t ma rrie d/ drive a c a r so me da y? ” - Afte r e a c h re spo nse , le t the stude nts kno w tha t the ir frie nd with Do wn syndro me like s the sa me thing s the y do ! Disc ussio n Po ints: - T a lk a b o ut a ppre c ia tio n o f dive rsity a nd re c o g nizing tha t pe o ple ha ve simila r inte re sts, like s a nd dislike s. - “Do n’ t judg e a b o o k b y its c o ve r.” Wha t do e s tha t me a n? Ask stude nts to se e b e yo nd the o utside a nd ma ke frie nds with the pe rso n. Yo u’ ll b e surprise d a t ho w a like yo u a re ! I c e b re a ke rs Bo o ks to re a d to yo ung stude nts: - My F rie nd I sa b e lle (www.wo o db ine ho use .c o m; do wnlo a da b le te a c he r g uide a va ila b le ) - Hi,I ’ m Be n a nd I ’ ve Go t a Se c re t! (www.b a ndo fa ng e ls.c o m) - T a king Do wn Syndro me to Sc ho o l (www.ja yjo .c o m) - I Just Am (www.ijusta m.o rg ) 5

8/27/2008 NDSS Vide o s • Pla y the sho rt 4 minute Dre ma s vide o to he lp the stude nts unde rsta nd tha t pe o ple with Do wn syndro me ha ve dre a ms to o ! • Yo u c a n a lso pla y the 3 minute E ve ryo ne Co unts Vide o whic h c o nsists o f a c o mme rc ia l a ire d o n Nic ke lo de o n • Yo u c a n b o rro w a c o py o f e ithe r vide o b y c a lling DSG a t 913-384-4848. Wha t ha ppe ns a t c o nc e ptio n? Co nc e ptio n • T T his is the first a dult wo rd yo u will le a rn to da y. his is the first “a dult” wo rd yo u will le a rn to da y. • At c o nc e ptio n, whe n yo u we re still in yo ur mo the r’ s wo mb , so me thing s we re de te rmine d: – E ye c o lo r; Stra ig ht o r c urly ha ir – Bo y o r g irl – Ab ility to c url to ng ue ; Do ub le jo inte dne ss – Ho w ta ll yo u will b e , wha t size fe e t yo u will ha ve – Wha t ta le nts yo u mig ht ha ve – Yo ur e ye sig ht a nd the ne e d fo r g la sse s e tc . y g g • Ca n yo u c ha ng e yo ur e ye c o lo r? Ca n yo u de c ide ho w ta ll yo u’ re g o ing to b e c o me ? • We ha ve no c ho ic e in so me o f the se thing s. 6