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Lesson Planning Guide for Students with Fragile X Syndrome
- A Practical Approach for the Classroom
Thanks to the generosity of NFXF members Randy & Diane Dobslaw, and in honor of their son
 Brett, we are
pleased to announce the publication of our Lesson Planning Guide for Students with Fragile X Syndrome - A Practical Approach for the Classroom. This guide also owes a profound debt of gratitude to Dr.
Marcia Braden, whose original work, Curriculum Guide for Individuals With Fragile X Syndrome, is incorporated extensively throughout the guide.
The National Fragile X Foundation's Education Project Team spent nearly
two years gathering, organizing and writing the Guide. We have made it available on the internet, at no cost, by clicking here. A hardcopy
version can be purchased by visiting the Resources section of our website.
Whether your initial exposure to fragile X comes through study, a friend, a
relative, your own child, or a new and unique student who shows up at your classroom door the first day of school, you must begin somewhere in seeking to understand the challenges posed by children with the
syndrome. The Guide is intended for classroom teachers who may have little or no exposure to fragile X. Our goal is to help make the teaching and learning environment from preschool though high school more effective,
more efficient, and more rewarding for teachers and the student(s) with fragile X who come under their care. The Guide accomplishes that goal by providing a wealth of practical information that includes background on
fragile X syndrome, descriptions of behavior and learning styles, discussion of educational and community resources, and sample lesson plans for children with fragile X at a variety of developmental levels. It is filled
with practical ideas and strategies and, whenever appropriate, ideas that will facilitate the inclusion of children with fragile X in preschool through high school classrooms.
Additional internet links for teachers
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