Down Syndrome Education International and Down Syndrome Education Enterprises CIC are relocating their UK head offices. The move is part of a wider restructuring that focuses on new research and wider-reaching services that better support early intervention and education for young people with Down syndrome worldwide. Read more...
Join us online this week to learn more about the reading and language intervention study that has recently been published. DSE researchers Dr Kelly Burgoyne and Professor Sue Buckley will be presenting and responding to questions. Read more...
DSE has launched add-on resources for the Special Words and Special Stories apps including words, phrases and story books from See and Learn First Written Words and See and Learn First Sentences. US English and UK English editions are now available to purchase and download from DSE online stores. Read more...
Save 15% on all DSE – including kits in the See and Learn Language and See and Learn Speech series, Down Syndrome Issues and Information books and our DVDs on inclusive education, infant development and early communication skills. Read more...
DSE will launch a new reading and language intervention for children with Down syndrome in June. This structured programme is designed to teach literacy skills to children with Down syndrome. It has been shown to improve language and reading outcomes in a landmark randomised controlled intervention trial. Read more...
With our very best wishes for a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year. Read more...
To ensure prompt delivery, please order Christmas cards by 9 December (5 December for international orders). Our exclusive designs include many by children with Down syndrome. Over 50% of the price paid supports research and services to support better education for children everywhere. Read more...
We will be suspending product shipments from our UK office over the Christmas and New Year period. For items required before Christmas, please place your order on or before Monday 12 December. Orders received after that date will be shipped on or shortly after Wednesday 4 January. Read more...
Our Christmas cards are now on sale. Our exclusive designs include many by children with Down syndrome. Over 50% of the price paid supports research and services to ensure better education for children everywhere. Read more...
We have launched new and improved online stores making it easier to order publications from our UK and US offices. In addition to our See and Learn resources, DVDs and Down Syndrome Issues and Information books, we also supply other recommended publications including the Numicon number teaching resources. Read more...
An updated schedule of workshops at The Sarah Duffen Centre in Portsmouth this autumn has been announced. Presented by Professor Sue Buckley OBE, these cover effective support for development and learning in the early years, primary school years and a workshop focused on speech and language. Read more...
Join DSE researchers live online to hear the latest on our classroom language and reading intervention trial and our trial of computer-based memory training for children with Down syndrome. Read more...
Registration is now open for the Down Syndrome Education Conference being held in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 20-22, 2011, hosted by the The Down Syndrome Association of Charlotte. Read more...
We are closing our early years and schools consulting services, based at The Sarah Duffen Centre in Portsmouth. We will no longer be offering First Steps Groups or Foundations for Learning Groups from September 2011, nor will be offering consulting services to schools. We continue to offer a comprehensive range of information services, including workshops, web seminars and our full range of publications. Read more...
Regrettably, we have had to cancel the conferences that were planned to take place in Leeds and London in the UK in September and November this year. We are very sorry to disappoint and inconvenience participants, but following recent and unexpected staffing changes we cannot be sure that we will be able to offer the full programme to a high standard. We will be continuing to provide web seminars and host workshops at The Sarah Duffen Centre in Portsmouth. Read more...
The UK English editions of the first two steps in See and Learn Speechare now shipping. The US English editions will be shipping in a few weeks. Building on the success of the See and Learn Language and Reading programme, the new See and Learn Speech programme offers step-by-step guidance and practical resources to make it [...] Read more...
We are continuing to develop new online training and consulting services. Last week, we hosted an online event in partnership with the Russian charity Downside Up, linking presenters in the UK with over 90 parents and professionals in Moscow and Siberia. Russian charity Downside Up organised the live teletraining event, hosting over 40 parents and professionals [...] Read more...