As children with Down syndrome reach age 6 they encounter more complex speech & language demands in their learning & relationships with others. This is when gaps in communication abilities between children with Down syndrome & their typically developing peers begin to widen. This book provides parents & professionals with the information & resources they need to improve their childs communication at school at home & in the wider community. Written by Dr Libby Kumin an expert in Down syndrome & communication this is the only book about speech & language issues for children with Down syndrome ages 6 to 14 & is the sequel to Early Communication Skills for Children with Down Syndrome". Encouraging & parent-friendly it covers the scope of speech & language issues important for this age group from understanding language pragmatics to building conversation skills & from using augmentative & alternative communication systems to improving speech intelligibility."