Down syndrome is the most common form of intellectual disability and results from one of the
most complex genetic perturbations that is compatible with survival, trisomy 21. The study of …

This study presents a meta-analytic review of language and verbal short-term memory skills
in children with Down syndrome. The study examines the profile of strengths and …

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 …

This meta-analysis examines the effects of phonics instruction on the decoding skills of
students with intellectual disability using a random-effects model. Eight single-case …

Down syndrome (DS) is associated with extreme difficulty in verbal skills and relatively better
visuo-spatial skills. Indeed, visuo-spatial ability is often considered a strength in DS …

BACKGROUND: Recent advances in medical care have increased life expectancy and
improved the quality of life for people with Down syndrome (DS). These advances are the …

Background Executive function (EF) plays a critical role in academic outcomes in typically
developing children, but the contribution of EF to academic performance in Down syndrome …

This investigation evaluated the effects of using an iPad application to teach young children
with developmental delays to receptively identify initial phonemes through 0-to 5-s constant …

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 …

Abstract Language disorder is a cardinal challenge for children with Down syndrome, and
their learning capacity has been debated. The aim of the current study was to conduct a …