RESOURCES

2nd Edition Babies with Down syndrome: A new parent guide by Karen Stray-Gunderson

A Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome Toward a Brighter Future by Siegried Pueschel, MD

The Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook A guide to promoting healthly lifestyles by Joan E. Guthrie

Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome by Maryanne Bruni

Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome by Patricia Winders

Early Communication Skills in Children with Down Syndrome by Libby Kumin

The New Language of Toys Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs bys Sue Schwartz, Ph.D.

Classroom Language Skills for Children with Down Syndrome by Libby Kumin

Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome by Patricia Logan Oelwein

Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and other hands-on learners by DeAnna Horstmeirer

Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality by Terri Couwenhoven

Tubes in My Ears: Down Syndrome and Surgery

Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners: Book 2, Advanced Survival Skills

Speech & Language Development & Intervention in Down Syndrome & Fragile X Syndrome

Adults With Down Syndrome (Paperback)

Mental Wellness in Adults with Down Syndrome: A Guide to Emotional and Behavioral Strengths and Challenges

Special Education Law
	WrightsLaw Special Education Law Second Edition

Negotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents & Teachers

WrightsLaw No Child Left Behind

From Emotions to Advocacy Second Edition The Special Education Survival Guide

VIDEOS

Down Syndrome The First 18 Months - DVD

A Promising Future Together by NDSS

Down Syndrome & the Health Care Professional by NDSS

DISCOVERY - Pathways to Better Speech for Children with Down Syndrome - DVD

My Friend Isabelle

Kids with Down Syndrome Staying Healthy and Making Friends An up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the social and health issues for children with Down syndrome. Topics include toilet training, managing behavior, sleep problems and the crucial ear and hearing concerns.

As A Parent: What Can I Do To Improve My Child's Feeding Safety and Speech Clarity?

What Did You Say? A Guide to Speech Intelligibility in People with Down Syndrome Identifying factors that affect an individual's speech clarity is the essential first step in developing a strategy to improve that person's speech clarity. In this film, Libby Kumin, founder of the Down Syndrome Center for Excellence and one of the top speech language patholologists in the United States, takes viewers step-by-step through the factors that affect speech in youngsters and adults with Down syndrome.

Dakota's Pride is a heartwarming documentary about a father's search for the truth about Down Syndrome.

EMMA'S GIFTS is a film about differences -- how they matter and how they don't.

Shorty is an inspirational documentary film produced by Danny Aiello about Walter Shorty Simms a 55-year old man with Down syndrome and the Hampden-Sydney Tigers football team s #1 fan.

CHILDREN BOOKS

Hi, I'm Ben... And I've Got a Secret! by Julie A. Bouwkamp, Gail McCormick, and David Tesnar

Down Syndrome (Heinemann First Library) (Hardcover)

We'll Paint the Octopus Red

ABC for You and Me

Colin Gets a Chance by author, Brian A. Beale, is an inspirational look into a day in the life of a special needs little boy and how the acts of a child's peers can have such a significant impact.  To order book please visit www.colingetsachance.com

I Can, Can You by Majorie W. Pitzer

My Friend Isabelle by Eliza Wooten

Russ and the Firehouse by Janet Elizabeth Rickert

OTHER BOOKS

Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives

Adventures in the Mainstream - Coming of Age with Down Syndrome by Greg Palmer

Angel Unaware by Dale Evans

The Sibling Slam Book - What it's Really Like to have a Brother or Sister with Special Needs by Don Meyer

Uncommon Fathers Reflections on Raising a Child with a Disability by Don Meyer

The books are available for check-out at each monthly meeting or social event. If you would like to check out a book or have questions feel free to contact Christy at 979-778-7010

Newest Books Added to Library

123 and You and Me by Meg Girnis Families by Susan Kuklin The Best Worst Brother by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen Amy Ninette, My Sister with Down syndrome by Deanne Shead Choosing Naia, A Family's Journal by Mitchell Zuckoff Down Syndrome the Facts by Mark Selikowtiz My Son: Living Life with Down Syndrome First  Year of Life by Amy Spraque Be Good to Eddie Lee by Virginia Fleming Coping with Down syndrome by Fiona Marshall Cookie by Linda Kneeland Lives Touched by Down Syndrome by Melanie Miner Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome by Hull Learning Services We Can Do It! by Laura Dwight Danny The Murder of  a Man with Down syndrome by Patricia Smith & George Smith Let's Talk About Down syndrome by Melanie APel Gordon We'll Paint the Octopus Red All Kinds of Friends, Even Green Brothers and Sisters by Laura Dwight Oh Brother, Gowing up with a Special Needs Sibling My Big Brother, Dustin I Just Am My Up and Down and All Around Down Syndrome but Not Out Understanding How Children with Down Syndrome Learn by Susan Peoples Road Map to Holland My Friend Has Down Syndrome Our Brother Has Down Syndrome Tubes in my Ears: Down Syndrome and Surgery

Academic Manuals and Computer Software

Elmo’s Computer Phone Stevenson’s Learning Skill o   Beginning 1 Book 1 o   Beginning 1 Book 2 o   Workbook A o   Workbook B o   Teaching Cards o   Teacher’s Manual o   Printing Workbook o   Teacher’s Manual First Handwriting New Method by Nan Jay Barchowsky Teach America to Read & Spell Saltmine & Hifwip Vertical Phonics Reading System First Track Action Reading Jump Start 2nd grade Workbook Jumbo Book of Basic for Kindergarten Early Childhood System Developing Skills Checklist Math & More Level One Alphabet, Colors, Numbers and Shapes  Flashcards Animal Lotto