{"id":2774,"date":"2023-12-20T16:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T05:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/?page_id=2774"},"modified":"2024-09-19T10:18:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:18:31","slug":"five-tips-to-prepare-for-a-new-school-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/five-tips-to-prepare-for-a-new-school-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Five tips to prepare for a new school year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DSV Education Manager, Ro O&#8217;Dwyer and DSV Education Consultant, Carolyn Warren discuss their top five tips for families starting a new school year with their son or daughter with Down syndrome.  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>We&#8217;d like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people, on whose lands this conversation was recorded. We pay our respects to elders past and present.<\/em><\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/AdobeStock_242654280-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/AdobeStock_242654280-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/AdobeStock_242654280-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this episode DSV Education Manager, Ro O&#8217;Dwyer and DSV Education Consultant, Carolyn Warren discuss their top five tips for families starting a new school year with their son or daughter with Down syndrome.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tune in to hear Ro and Carolyn chat about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>preparing for a transition, be it a new school or new class<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>social stories you can develop to assist your child<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>developing a student profile for your child&#8217;s new teacher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>how to practice new skills your child will need for the school environment, from taking a jumper on and off to using a combination lock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen here:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Five tips to prepare for a new school year\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; 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