Using the Numicon Program and Evaluating Intellectual Development in Children with Down Syndrome

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that can lead to mental retardation of varying degrees. It is one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders, occurring in about 1 of 800 live births throughout the world. The Stanford Binet scale is the most applicable for studying the intellectual development of children aged from 3 to 5 years. The study involved 30 children with Down syndrome aged from 3 to 6 years, brought up in a non-governmental educational institution “Umnichka” in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This article presents results of using multi-sensory Numicon scheme which is an indispensable and valuable tool to help how to count for children with Down syndrome