oAuthor: Levine, Michelle

oIllustrator: N/A

oPublication date: July 2014

oGenre/ Text Type: Informational

oInterest level: 2-3 Grade

oText Level: Lexile 370

oTeaching Lesson: How to interact with an individual with Down syndrome.

oBrief teaser: This chapter book describes the characteristics of Down syndrome and what it’s like to live with Down syndrome.

oFocus concept/ strategy: Ask the student’s if they know someone with Down Syndrome. Do you act differently around them than you would around your friends? Share personal stories about my friends with Down syndrome. Show that although individuals with Down syndrome may be different at first, they are just like you, you and me!

Down Syndrome