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[quote=Anonymous] OP - I do think that if this child with DS is the only child with a disability in the pre-K class that the teacher should have taken the lead in introducing through social stories and even appropriate level books which one can find in the local library about learning difference or "differing abilities" as is sometimes used with a wide variety of disabilities. Nowadays, one is apt to see students with mobility devices, visual impairments, hearing systems in the classroom. DS is different and children become aware earlier because the child with DS has different physical features as well as perhaps functioning as your child has aptly described 'like a 2 year old" in perhaps a class of 4 year olds. It is is about explaining differences in learning rates, but also that one with a disability is not so different from other children. Being kind to any person if not always understanding the differences is key. [/quote]
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