El desarrollo del componente léxico semántico en una estudiante con síndrome de Down.

Abstract

The objective of the current investigation is: to design a guide of ludic activities for the development of the semantic lexical component in a student with Down syndrome of the sixth year of basic education of the Specialized Educational Unit ´´Agustín Cueva Tamariz´´. Therefore, for the development of this project and the fulfillment of its objective, several conceptual aspects are addressed: Down syndrome, characteristics of the development of children with Down syndrome, characteristics of language development in children with Down syndrome, component semantic lexicon in children with Down syndrome, some considerations on ontogenetic development, stimulation of semantic lexicon development in students with Down syndrome. In addition, this project is developed with a qualitative and descriptive approach, taking the case study as the main method, within which various techniques and instruments for collecting information have been used, such as: documentary review, participant observation, interview with teacher and mother of the family, semantic fields test, which were processed through triangulation, which allowed knowing the current state of language development of the case addressed within the investigation. Based on the communicative needs identified in a person with Down syndrome, we proceed to elaborate the intervention proposal focused on the development of the semantic lexical component of the case addressed, through a conscious, flexible, creative and innovative planning of the teaching process, giving response to the needs of the student, providing support from an inclusive and communicative approach.