Person

Rynders, John E.

1933–2016

Star Tribune, via WWW, April 9, 2016: "Obituary: U Prof. John E. Rynders wrote the book on early education for children with Down syndrome," by Allie Shah, April 8, 2016 (John E. Rynders, a University of Minnesota professor and a pioneer in special education who led research that proved that children with Down syndrome and other disabilities could be raised at home and educated in school ... Rynders died on March 29 of natural causes in his Shoreview home, his family said. He was 82. Rynders was born in 1933 in Milwaukee ... Much of his groundbreaking research happened at the U of M, where he worked in the educational psychology department ... He started a long-term study called Project EDGE (expanding developmental growth through education) on the benefits of early education for children with Down syndrome ... Rynders also co-wrote the book "To Give an EDGE" ...) |u http://www.startribune.com/obituary-u-prof-john-e-rynders-wrote-the-book-on-early-education-for-children-with-down-syndrome/375097451/