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Kara McGinnis

a. I went to the market
b. Sources for your activity and for your adaptations (APA citations)
Broadley, I., & MacDonald, J. (1993, January 01). Teaching short term memory skills to
children with Down syndrome. Retrieved December 17, 2017, from https://library.down-
syndrome.org/en-gb/research-practice/01/2/teaching-short-term-memory-skills-down-
syndrome/
Memory. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17,2017, from https://downsyndrome.ie/memory/
(2016, December 09). Retrieved December 18, 2017, from
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c. Equipment needed: no equipment needed

d. Activity Description following guidelines for task analysis. How will you explain to your
participants how the activity will go?
1. Choose a person to go first
2. The first person says I went to the market and bought they then say an item that
you would buy in the grocery store. An example would be I went to the market and bought
onions
3. The play continues to the person to the left of the first player this player then says I
went to the market and bought they first say the item that the person before them said and
then they add their own item after. An example would be I went to the market and bought
onions and cheese.
4. The plays keep continuing left and each person adds their own item to the list
If a player forgets an item, says the wrong item, or says the items in a
different order, they are eliminated from the game and the player to
their left continues.
5. The winner of the game is the person who did not make one mistake and they are the
last one still in the game.


e. Primary interaction pattern(s) Derived from your activity analysis, which should be
attached.
*Note: Two different types of activity analyses forms will be used. For your first two activities,
use Stumbo and Peterson and for your third activity use Porter.


f. One researched adaptation specific to a disability group. Be specific. For example, saying
someone has anger issues is not a disorder. However, a person with anger issues might be
diagnosed with conduct disorder. You may not use a particular disability or disorder more than
one time.
This game is a fun way to work on short term memory. People with Down syndrome
have an easier time remembering things they can visually see, but have a harder time with
verbal short-term memory (Broadley, 1993). This game is a good way to practice and improve
auditory memory skills. Remembering all the items from the grocery store may be hard at first
for someone with Down syndrome. A way to adapt this game is by having people name the
items in alphabetical order. For example, someone might say I went to the market and bought
asparagus. and then the next person would say I went to the market and bought asparagus
and bananas and continue the items in alphabetical order. Playing the game this way will help
them to remember the items because they will remember what letter the item starts with. This
game will help improve a person with Down syndromes short term memory in a fun and
creative way.

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