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Popular culture has been part of English and literacy studies in Australia for several years. However, the issue of the inclusion of popular culture in literacy education for young adults with Down syndrome has been marginalised. Using examples of engagement with popular culture by young adults with Down syndrome attending a post-school literacy program, the authors argue that educators need to take note of the role popular culture plays in the lives of these young adults. In the second part of the article, suggestions are given for including popular culture texts in literacy programs for young adults with Down syndrome in the senior years of high school and in post-school settings., Introduction Recently there has been much written in support of the assertion that the study of popular culture in literacy classrooms is important (e.g., Duncan-Andrade, 2004; Livingstone, 2002, Marsh & [...]

Three key strategies and practical teaching approaches help a young man with Down syndrome There are many challenges for teachers in Australia in developing the literacy skills of young adults [...]

Here is a rationale for a literacy instruction program for young adults with Down syndrome. The aims, features, theoretical perspectives, and main teaching approaches of the program, as well as [...]