Improving memory span in children with Down syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-255

  Conners, Frances A ^a   Rosenquist, Celia J ^a,b   Arnett, Lori ^a,c   Moore, M S ^a   Hume, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b United States Department of Education   (United States)

^c Florida State University ^*

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Intervention; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MEMORY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL MEMORY; VIDEORECORDING; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PARENTS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 39049090794     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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