Efficacy of a reading and language intervention for children with Down syndrome: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1044-1053

  Burgoyne, Kelly ^a   Duff, Fiona J ^b   Clarke, Paula J ^c   Buckley, Sue ^a   Snowling, Margaret J ^b   Hulme, Charles ^d  

^a Down Syndrome Education International   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; early literacy; intervention; language; phonological awareness; RCT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; DYSLEXIA; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; SPEECH THERAPY; STATISTICS; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; DYSLEXIA; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; PHONETICS; READING; REMEDIAL TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84867041831     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02557.x     Document Type: Article

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