Reading skills and phonological awareness acquisition in Down syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 477-491

  Verucci, L ^a,b   Menghini, D ^a,c   Vicari, S ^a,b  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b LUMSA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognition; Down syndrome; Intellectual disability; Phonological awareness; Reading

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; PHONEME; PHONETICS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DISORDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CURRICULUM; DOWN SYNDROME; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; READING;

EID: 33746569532     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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