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Phonics and Spelling Intervention for Three Children with Down Syndrome
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Bridget Letuzinger; Derek B. Rodgers; Mackenzie E. Savaiano – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The current study examined the effectiveness of a reading curriculum of explicit instruction on the letter-sound knowledge of a sample of elementary-aged students with Down syndrome. The procedures were adapted from prior research (King et al., 2020; Lemons et al., 2018; Lemons et al., 2015). Three participants between 9 and 11 years old…
Descriptors: Phonics, Spelling Instruction, Down Syndrome, Intervention
Effect of Adapted Physical Education and Homework on Gross Motor Development for Young Children with Down Syndrome
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Young, Amanda; Silliman-French, Lisa; Nichols, David; Kyzar, Kathleen – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of early childhood adapted physical education (APE) and caregiver-implemented homework on the gross motor skill development of 19 young children with Down Syndrome (DS). The results of three groups were compared: (a) APE only, (b) APE plus picture card homework, and (c) APE plus instructional…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Homework, Motor Development, Down Syndrome
Comprehension of Verbal and Visual Metaphors among Individuals with Intellectual Disability with and without Down Syndrome
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Shnitzer-Meirovich, Shlomit; Lifshitz-Vahab, Hefziba; Mashal, Nira – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Studies examining the visual and verbal metaphorical comprehension of individuals with non-specific intellectual disability (NSID) are remarkably scarce; to date only one case study examined comprehension of metaphors in an individual with Down syndrome (DS). The current study explored both the understanding of conventional and novel metaphors and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Down Syndrome, Figurative Language, Intelligence Tests
Comparison of Mathematics Performance of Children and Adolescents with and without Down Syndrome
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King, Seth A.; Powell, Sarah R.; Lemons, Christopher J.; Davidson, Kimberly A. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Mathematics is an area of difficulty for most children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS). Researchers have suggested tailoring academic interventions based on the behavioral phenotype of DS could improve mathematics outcomes. The purpose of this review was to examine whether children and adolescents with DS perform differentially compared to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Down Syndrome, Children, Adolescents
Efficacy of an Electronic Editing Strategy with College Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Woods-Groves, Suzanne; Hua, Youjia; Ford, Jeremy W.; Neil, Katelyn M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
In this study we investigated an editing strategy to develop effective proofreading skills (i.e., mechanics and substantive revisions) within electronic texts through an experimental pre- and posttest group design with random assignment. Fifteen college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities participated in this investigation.…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, College Students, Educational Technology