Actividades Lúdicas para compensar el retraso del lenguaje de un estudiante con síndrome de Down

Abstract

This research arises from a participant observation during professional practice in face-to-face but mainly virtual modality, carried out at “Agustín Cueva Tamariz '' special education elementary school in an eighth grade classroom. The goal is to contribute to improve the quality of life of children diagnosed with Down syndrome by compensating for the language delay of a student with this condition that presents alterations in all linguistic components. The research is part of the hermeneutical - interpretive paradigm with a qualitative approach through a case study. Various methods, techniques and instruments have been applied in this research such as: participant observation, interviews with the teacher and the family of the target child, speech therapy files and field diaries. Based on all the information obtained within the framework of a detailed analysis of the state of the language components and the needs of the Down syndrome students, a speech therapy proposal has been proposed. It consists of the design of recreational activities organized in a booklet that compensate for the language components and the identification of barriers.