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Staff Perceptions and Experiences of Using Key Word Signing with Children with Down Syndrome and Their Peers in the First Year of Mainstream Primary Education

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Norma O'Leary; Caoimhe Lyons; Pauline Frizelle – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025

Background: Key Word Signing (KWS) is one system that can be used to support the communication needs of children with Down syndrome (DS) who attend mainstream school. The success of KWS in schools is mediated by staff experiences and perceptions of KWS. The current study is one of the first to explore KWS use in mainstream schools. Aims: To…

Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Sign Language, Students with Disabilities