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Down Syndrome Research Forum 2025

Programme · March 17-19

The Down Syndrome Research Forum is a regular international event where researchers, students, practitioners, and families meet to discuss current research and practice, and learn from each other.

Day 3

16:50 - 17:00 (CST)

Welcome

Symposium

17:00 - 18:30 (CST)

Exploring the Mathematical Abilities of Children with Down syndrome

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Organiser

Stella Xu

Paper

18:45 - 19:05 (CST)

Parental experiences of nasogastric (NG) tube feeding for young children with Down syndrome

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Lead Author

Laura Hielscher

Paper

19:05 - 19:25 (CST)

Starting Points for Cultural Change

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Lead Author

Merelina Houghton

Paper

19:25 - 19:45 (CST)

Co-production in research: Guidance on research with family carers of people with a learning disability

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Lead Author

Jo Griffin

Keynote

20:00 - 21:00 (CST)

Teaching children with Down syndrome to read: what we know, what we do not know and what are the implications for literacy teaching and for early speech and language interventions?

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Speaker

Sue Buckley

Symposium

21:40 - 00:00 (CST)

Teaching children with Down syndrome to read: practitioner and international perspectives

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Organiser

Sue Buckley

Symposium

00:15 - 01:35 (CST)

Teaching children with Down syndrome to read: family perspectives

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Organiser

Sue Buckley

Paper

01:50 - 02:10 (CST)

Literacy Development Milestones in Children with Down Syndrome

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Lead Author

Jennifer Harris

Paper

02:10 - 02:30 (CST)

Cognitive correlates of word decoding and listening comprehension in youth with Down syndrome: An examination of traditional pre-literacy skills and executive function task performance

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Lead Author

Nancy Raitano Lee

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