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Issue 18.1

Professional Development

No natural limits! – Enhancing language development in children with Down Syndrome

Sari Alony and Alex Kozulin explain that the potential of children with Down’s Syndrome is being severely underestimated. They describe their research in using Feuerstein’s Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) and how this led to significant progress in the children’s language development. They reflect on what this can mean particularly in the context of mainstream classrooms and on the implications for professional development.

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