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Arango PS, Escobar JP, Orellana P, Aparicio A, Strasser K, Rosas R, Tenorio M. Study of a set of reading precursors among Chilean children with Down syndrome. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1090710. [PMID: 36814660 PMCID: PMC9939527 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1090710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Learning to read for children with Down syndrome is relevant because of the impact this ability has on learning and the development of autonomy. Previous research has described reading development in this population, but it is not clear if the process and precursors are the same in a transparent language like Spanish. This study explores performance in a set of precursors (phonological awareness, visual recognition, vocabulary, letter knowledge and verbal reasoning) in 42 children with Down syndrome between 6:0 and 10:11 years. We hypothesized that the participants would have a lower performance than previously reported with children with typical development, particularly in tasks of phonological awareness, because the method for reading instruction in Chile with this population is usually the global method. Our results show that the precursors improve with age, that there are differences in performance between the skills assessed, and the ceiling effect was not observed as would be expected for children with typical development for the abilities assessed at these ages, which suggests that in the children assessed the precursors are not consolidated at these ages. These results suggest that the stimulation of phonological awareness and other reading precursors in children with Down syndrome is important for reading development.
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- Paulina S. Arango
- Millennium Institute for Care Research (MICARE), Santiago, Chile,Universidad de los Andes, Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Millennium Institute for Care Research (MICARE), Santiago, Chile
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Millennium Institute for Care Research (MICARE), Santiago, Chile,Universidad de los Andes, Chile, Santiago, Chile,*Correspondence: Marcela Tenorio, ✉
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Moraleda-Sepúlveda E, López-Resa P, Pulido-García N, Delgado-Matute S, Simón-Medina N. Language Intervention in Down Syndrome: A Systematic Literature Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19106043. [PMID: 35627579 PMCID: PMC9140510 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Language is one of the most affected areas in people with Down syndrome and is one of the most influential throughout their development. That is why the linguistic difficulties presented by this group are susceptible to treatment through different specific interventions. However, little emphasis has been placed on the effectiveness and importance of this type of intervention in improving their language skills. Therefore, this work aimed to carry out a systemic literature review of language intervention programs that have been carried out in the last 20 years. To this end, a total of 18 articles were analyzed in which the effectiveness of different types of treatment related to oral language, written language and communication, in general, was studied, using the guidelines of the PRISMA Statement and the COSMIN methodology. The results highlight that language intervention improves linguistic levels in people with Down Syndrome. Most of the research focuses on early interventions and interventions carried out through individual sessions. Nevertheless, the data are unanimous in considering the efficacy and effectiveness of the proposed treatments for improving the language skills of people with Down syndrome. Thus, linguistic intervention is a fundamental area of work throughout the lives of people with Down syndrome.
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- Esther Moraleda-Sepúlveda
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Spain; (P.L.-R.); (N.P.-G.); (S.D.-M.)
- Correspondence:
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Spain; (P.L.-R.); (N.P.-G.); (S.D.-M.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Spain; (P.L.-R.); (N.P.-G.); (S.D.-M.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Spain; (P.L.-R.); (N.P.-G.); (S.D.-M.)
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- Facultad de Educación de Toledo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45005 Toledo, Spain;
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Loveall SJ, Barton-Hulsey A. Reading Skills in Down Syndrome: Implications for Clinical Practice. Semin Speech Lang 2021; 42:330-344. [PMID: 34311484 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Though children with Down syndrome can learn to read, they may have difficulty developing some component skills, including phonological awareness and word decoding. Given reading's foundation in language, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) should play a central role in supporting access to and providing reading instruction for children with Down syndrome. This article reviews the available research on reading in Down syndrome and offers guidance for SLPs working with this population. We start by reviewing the Down syndrome phenotype, highlighting physical features and cognitive and linguistic patterns of strength and weakness that impact reading development. Next, we define different reading subskills and outline typical reading development, including stages of prereading, learning to read, and transitioning to using reading as a tool for learning. We then use these stages to review what is known about reading in Down syndrome, including relevant intervention work. We also incorporate considerations for clinical practice. In particular, we encourage SLPs to advocate for supporting reading development in children with Down syndrome, to work with families to develop rich home literacy environments, and to work with educators to promote phonological awareness and decoding skills. Lastly, we note limitations in our current knowledge and include a call for more research.
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- Susan J Loveall
- Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
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- School of Communication Science and Disorders at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
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Opoku MP, Nketsia W, Odame L, Agyei‐Okyere E. Predictors of the Attitudes of Preservice Teachers Toward Teaching Students With Down Syndrome in Regular Schools in Ghana. JOURNAL OF POLICY AND PRACTICE IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/jppi.12379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Maxwell Peprah Opoku
- Special Education Department United Arab Emirates University Al Ain United Arab Emirates
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- School of Education, University of Western Sydney Sydney Australia
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- School of Public Service and Governance, Ghana Institute of Management and Professional Studies Accra Ghana
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- Department of Planning Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi Ghana
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Aldosiry N. Comparison of constant time delay and simultaneous prompting to teach word reading skills to students with intellectual disability. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2020; 68:317-331. [PMID: 35602999 PMCID: PMC9122365 DOI: 10.1080/20473869.2020.1771513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study compares the effectiveness and efficiency of constant time delay (CTD) and simultaneous prompting (SP) to teach decoding and word reading to four students, 7 to 9 years of age, with intellectual disabilities (ID) in the mild to moderate range. An adapted alternating treatment design was implemented to assess the two methods. The results suggest that both procedures were equally effective. All four students learned to decode and read the instructional words. Maintenance data showed no substantial differences between the two teaching procedures. CTD was more efficient according to two efficiency measures since three students acquired the word sets taught with CTD in fewer sessions and trials. However, SP was more efficient in terms of the number and percentage of errors made and the instructional time needed for all four students. Two students were able to decode and read all or some of the generalization words, while the other two were able to decode a higher percentage of sounds within the words than before the teaching sessions. This study shows that CTD and SP are effective in improving reading skills for students with ID.
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- Norah Aldosiry
- Special Education Department, College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Adlof SM, Klusek J, Hoffmann A, Chitwood K, Brazendale A, Riley K, Abbeduto LJ, Roberts JE. Reading in Children With Fragile X Syndrome: Phonological Awareness and Feasibility of Intervention. AMERICAN JOURNAL ON INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2018; 123:193-211. [PMID: 29671637 PMCID: PMC5998333 DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-123.3.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS) present with significant deficits in reading skills, but scant research exists to understand the characteristics of the reading delays or best practices for reading instruction with this population. Study 1 examined the relationship between phonological awareness and reading skills in individuals with FXS. Study 2 evaluated the feasibility of a web-based reading intervention, which incorporated phonological awareness and phonics instruction but was originally developed for mainstream students, for children with FXS. Results suggest that phonological awareness and reading skills are correlated in this population, and that instruction targeting phonological awareness and phonics should not be ruled out for individuals with FXS. Further studies are needed to examine their potential effects.
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- California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA 93955
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Sermier Dessemontet R, de Chambrier AF, Martinet C, Moser U, Bayer N. Exploring Phonological Awareness Skills in Children With Intellectual Disability. AMERICAN JOURNAL ON INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2017; 122:476-491. [PMID: 29115877 DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-122.6.476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The phonological awareness skills of 7- to 8-year-old children with intellectual disability (ID) were compared to those of 4- to 5-year-old typically developing children who were matched for early reading skills, vocabulary, and gender. Globally, children with ID displayed a marked weakness in phonological awareness. Syllable blending, syllable segmentation, and first phoneme detection appeared to be preserved. In contrast, children with ID showed a marked weakness in rhyme detection and a slight weakness in phoneme blending. Two school years later, these deficits no longer remained. Marked weaknesses appeared in phoneme segmentation and first/last phoneme detection. The findings suggest that children with ID display an atypical pattern in phonological awareness that changes with age. The implications for practice and research are discussed.
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- Rachel Sermier Dessemontet
- Rachel Sermier Dessemontet, Anne-Françoise de Chambrier, and Catherine Martinet, University of Teacher Education of State of Vaud, Switzerland
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- Rachel Sermier Dessemontet, Anne-Françoise de Chambrier, and Catherine Martinet, University of Teacher Education of State of Vaud, Switzerland
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- Rachel Sermier Dessemontet, Anne-Françoise de Chambrier, and Catherine Martinet, University of Teacher Education of State of Vaud, Switzerland
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- Urs Moser and Nicole Bayer, University of Zürich, Switzerland
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- Urs Moser and Nicole Bayer, University of Zürich, Switzerland
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Colozzo P, McKeil L, Petersen JM, Szabo A. An Early Literacy Program for Young Children with Down Syndrome: Changes Observed over One Year. JOURNAL OF POLICY AND PRACTICE IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/jppi.12160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Paola Colozzo
- University of British Columbia; Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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- University of British Columbia; Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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- Down Syndrome Research Foundation; Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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- Down Syndrome Research Foundation; Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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Mengoni SE, Nash HM, Hulme C. Learning to read new words in individuals with Down syndrome: testing the role of phonological knowledge. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2014; 35:1098-1109. [PMID: 24582853 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2013] [Revised: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This study examined the effect of word level phonological knowledge on learning to read new words in Down syndrome compared to typical development. Children were taught to read 12 nonwords, 6 of which were pre-trained on their phonology. The 16 individuals with Down syndrome aged 8-17 years were compared first to a group of 30 typically developing children aged 5-7 years matched for word reading and then to a subgroup of these children matched for decoding. There was a marginally significant effect for individuals with Down syndrome to benefit more from phonological pre-training than typically developing children matched for word reading but when compared to the decoding-matched subgroup, the two groups benefitted equally. We explain these findings in terms of partial decoding attempts being resolved by word level phonological knowledge and conclude that being familiar with the spoken form of a new word may help children when they attempt to read it. This may be particularly important for children with Down syndrome and other groups of children with weak decoding skills.
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- Silvana E Mengoni
- Centre for Education and Educational Technology, Faculty of Education and Language Studies, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK.
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- Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, UK
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Ratz C. Do students with Down syndrome have a specific learning profile for reading? RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2013; 34:4504-4514. [PMID: 24139718 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The present study assessed achieved reading stages of 190 school-aged children with Down syndrome (DS, age 6-20) in Bavaria, one of the most populated federal states in Germany. Teachers described the reading stages of their students in a questionnaire. The achieved stages of reading according to the developmental model of Frith are compared to a sample of 1419 students with intellectual disability (ID) regardless of etiology, but excluding DS; thereafter parallelized ID-groups were compared. Results of the questionnaire addressed to the students' teachers showed that 20.2% of the students with DS do not read at all, 7.6% read at a logographic stage, 49.4% at an alphabetic and 22.8% at an orthographic level. Alongside these findings among the whole sample, correlations are described concerning age, gender, IQ and sociocultural background. The students with DS are then compared to other students with ID with mixed etiologies. This comparison stresses the emphasis on the alphabetic level amongst students with DS. This emphasis also exists when DS and non-DS students are parallelized in groups of ID, thus showing that students with DS and severe ID are ahead in reading, but those with mild ID are behind. Knowledge about specific literacy attainment of students with DS is vital for planning instruction, for creating learning environments, and for formulating future fields of research. Especially students with DS need specific teaching which takes their impaired verbal short term memory into account, such as learning to read in syllables.
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Loveall SJ, Conners FA. Individuals with intellectual disability can self-teach in reading. AMERICAN JOURNAL ON INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2013; 118:108-123. [PMID: 23464609 DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-118.2.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Previous research has suggested that individuals with intellectual disability (ID) underperform in several areas of reading compared to mental age-matched peers. However, it is unclear how they compare on orthographic aspects of reading, which have to do with learning and matching the specific letter patterns in words. The leading approach to understanding orthographic learning is the self-teaching hypothesis, which suggests that orthographic learning is acquired through the experience of phonologically recoding words. The present study was a first test of the self-teaching hypothesis for individuals with ID in comparison to a group of typically developing children matched on verbal mental age. Results indicated that both groups were able to self-teach.
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- Susan J Loveall
- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
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Channell MM, Loveall SJ, Conners FA. Strengths and weaknesses in reading skills of youth with intellectual disabilities. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2013; 34:776-87. [PMID: 23220054 PMCID: PMC4776650 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Revised: 10/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/24/2012] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Reading-related skills of youth with intellectual disability (ID) were compared with those of typically developing (TD) children of similar verbal ability level. The group with ID scored lower than the TD group on word recognition and phonological decoding, but similarly on orthographic processing and rapid automatized naming (RAN). Further, phonological decoding significantly mediated the relation between group membership and word recognition, whereas neither orthographic processing nor RAN did so. The group with ID also underperformed the TD group on phonological awareness and phonological memory, both of which significantly mediated the relation between group membership and phonological decoding. These data suggest that poor word recognition in youth with ID may be due largely to poor phonological decoding, which in turn may be due largely to poor phonological awareness and poor phonological memory. More focus on phonological skills in the classroom may help students with ID to develop better word recognition skills.
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- Corresponding author at: Box 870348, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0348, United States. Tel.: +1 205 348 7913; fax: +1 205 348 8648
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Burgoyne K, Duff FJ, Clarke PJ, Buckley S, Snowling MJ, Hulme C. Efficacy of a reading and language intervention for children with Down syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2012; 53:1044-53. [PMID: 22533801 PMCID: PMC3470928 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02557.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study evaluates the effects of a language and literacy intervention for children with Down syndrome. METHODS Teaching assistants (TAs) were trained to deliver a reading and language intervention to children in individual daily 40-min sessions. We used a waiting list control design, in which half the sample received the intervention immediately, whereas the remaining children received the treatment after a 20-week delay. Fifty-seven children with Down syndrome in mainstream primary schools in two U.K. locations (Yorkshire and Hampshire) were randomly allocated to intervention (40 weeks of intervention) and waiting control (20 weeks of intervention) groups. Assessments were conducted at three time points: pre-intervention, after 20 weeks of intervention, and after 40 weeks of intervention. RESULTS After 20 weeks of intervention, the intervention group showed significantly greater progress than the waiting control group on measures of single word reading, letter-sound knowledge, phoneme blending and taught expressive vocabulary. Effects did not transfer to other skills (nonword reading, spelling, standardised expressive and receptive vocabulary, expressive information and grammar). After 40 weeks of intervention, the intervention group remained numerically ahead of the control group on most key outcome measures; but these differences were not significant. Children who were younger, attended more intervention sessions, and had better initial receptive language skills made greater progress during the course of the intervention. CONCLUSIONS A TA-delivered intervention produced improvements in the reading and language skills of children with Down syndrome. Gains were largest in skills directly taught with little evidence of generalization to skills not directly taught in the intervention.
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- Centre for Reading and Language, University of YorkUK
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- Down Syndrome Education InternationalPortsmouth, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College LondonUK
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Reilly C. Behavioural phenotypes and special educational needs: is aetiology important in the classroom? JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH : JIDR 2012; 56:929-946. [PMID: 22471356 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01542.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND A number of genetic conditions with associated intellectual disability and/or special educational needs have increasingly well-defined behavioural phenotypes. Thus, the concept of 'behavioural phenotype' and aetiology of intellectual disability may be important with regard to school-based interventions. METHOD The evidence for distinctive cognitive and behavioural aspects of five of the most common genetic syndromes (Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Williams syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome and velo-cardio-facial syndrome) associated with special educational needs is reviewed with respect to key studies and findings. The possible utility of aetiology-related interventions in education is discussed with reference to arguments for and against such approaches with respect to published guidelines and published research. RESULTS Behavioural phenotypes are probabilistic and many children with a specific genetic syndrome will share commonalities with other children with other genetic syndromes and within syndrome variability is not uncommon. There is evidence that teachers and parents have limited knowledge of aspects of the proposed cognitive and behaviour profiles associated with the reviewed syndromes. While there are published guidelines in the area of learning and behaviour for each of the five reviewed syndromes there is a limited amount of evidence of the efficacy of such approaches in school settings. CONCLUSION It is likely that knowing the aetiology of a child's special educational needs will be helpful for staff who work in school settings in relation to cognitive and behavioural implications. However, how such knowledge might inform teaching practice or behavioural interventions has not been studied. A model is proposed that might help inform educators about the possible role of aetiology in the classroom.
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- C Reilly
- School of Education, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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Roch M, Jarrold C. A follow-up study on word and non-word reading skills in Down syndrome. JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 2012; 45:121-128. [PMID: 22176835 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2011.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2011] [Revised: 10/11/2011] [Accepted: 11/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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UNLABELLED The current study was designed to trace changes in the relationship between non-word reading and irregular word reading on the one hand, and between phonological awareness and non-word reading on the other, through a follow-up study of a group of individuals with Down syndrome. Twelve individuals with Down syndrome, whose data were originally reported in Roch and Jarrold (2008), were seen four years later, and were given the same tasks as in the previous study evaluating phonological awareness, non-word reading and irregular word reading. After four years, an improvement was observed in all the skills of interest. Furthermore, the pattern of relationships among the three skills was observed to change considerably across the four year period. At the first time point, a weak association between non-word and irregular word reading was found, but there was a strong association between these two measures at the second time point. In contrast, a strong relationship was found at Time 1 between non-word reading and phonological awareness, which became weaker at Time 2. Longitudinal associations between the three skills were also examined in order to explain this changing pattern of associations. The results indicated that the ability to decode non-words plays a marginal role on later irregular word reading. In contrast, irregular word reading is a longitudinal predictor of later non-word reading. Phonological awareness was not longitudinally related to non-word reading. The results indicate that developing word knowledge can facilitate later non-word reading in Down syndrome, perhaps by a process of reading by visual analogy to known lexical items. LEARNING OUTCOMES Readers will be able to (a) explain the development of word reading, non-word reading and phonological awareness in Down syndrome; (b) explain the longitudinal changes in the relationships among the three skills; (c) explain the relevance for education of the influence of word reading for the improvement in non-word reading.
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- Maja Roch
- Department of Developmental Psychology (University of Padova), Via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Lanfranchi S, Carretti B. The Increase in Colored Progressive Matrices Test Performance in Individuals With Down Syndrome: A Qualitative and Quantitative Review. JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY 2012. [DOI: 10.1891/1945-8959.11.2.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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It is well known that a normal population improves its IQ test scores by about 3 points per decade. This is called the Flynn effect and has been explained in different and sometimes contrasting ways. Few and ambiguous data are available on any Flynn effect in individuals with an atypical development, such as those with intellectual disabilities: some studies report evidence of the Flynn effect, whereas others do not. The main objective of the present study was to analyze the performance of individuals with Down syndrome (DS) compared with a sample of typically developing (TD) children in the Colored Progressive Matrices (CPM) test, which measures abstract reasoning and is commonly used to estimate IQ, to see whether a Flynn effect is present. Our results suggest that the Flynn effect in the DS population depends on the individual’s age.
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