Propuesta curricular de habilidades adaptativas para la estimulación temprana de niños y niñas de 0 a 3 años de edad, con discapacidad cognitiva

Abstract. The study developed builds a curriculum proposal based on adaptive skills for early stimulation of children from 0 to 3 years with cognitive disabilities as a final requirement for graduation from the Masters in Education with Emphasis on Development The proposal intends to improve the coherence, relevance and effectiveness of special education offered to students with special educational needs, specifically with cognitive impairment conditions, from early stimulation with a population of 0 to 3 years. The main objective of the study rises from the working context of the study: the individual needs of special education teachers and their students.

Enseñanza de lenguas materna y extranjeras a niños con necesidades especiales: caso Síndrome de Down

Durante mucho tiempo se consideró que los niños con Síndrome de Down (SD) debían aprender su lengua materna y hasta pasada la adolescencia podrían seguir con otra lengua. No obstante, los beneficios posibles del aprendizaje precoz de lenguas sobre el desarrollo cognitivo y lingüístico de estos niños han de ser reconsiderados. La exposición de niños con SD asituaciones lingüísticas distintas puede evitar ponerlos a la defensiva, lo cual tiene consecuencias favorables en lo cognitivo. lo motivacional y lo emocional. La metodología de estimulación temprana mediante los idiomas es fundamental.For a long time it was believed that children with Down Syndrome (DS) should learn their native language, and not until after adolescence should they begin to study a second language. However, the potential benefits of early second-language education for cognitive and linguistic developmentshould be reconsidered. Exposure to new linguistic situations helps children with DS to avoid defensiveness, which in turn contributes positively to the child's cognitive, motivational and emotional level. Early stimulation with foreign languages is essential.