A new way to teach reading to students with Down syndrome?

A Texas school district is piloting a new technique for teaching reading to students with Down syndrome. The program, which incorporates sight words, phonics and vocabulary, is based on a study in the United Kingdom that found daily interventions helped improve reading and language skills among students with Down syndrome and other disabilities. San Antonio Express-News (9/8)  http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/article/NEISD-to-pilot-Down-syndrome-reading-program-3850185.php