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Direct linkBarrón-Martínez, Julia B.; Arias-Trejo, Natalia; Salvador-Cruz, Judith – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
From the second year of life, children with typical development (TD) demonstrate the ability to form word-word relations. However, this ability has received little attention in children with Down syndrome (DS). We investigated their ability to establish associative relationships between words that tend to occur in the same context. Two groups of…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Young Children
Jackson-Maldonado, Donna – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2021
Hippotherapy uses the horse's movement to enhance motor coordination, sensory integration, communication, and emotional stability in people with different disabilities. There is a need for evidence that proves increased efficiency in language use. In this study, we analyze the effect of hippotherapy on the communicative abilities of children with…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Animals, Intervention, Psychomotor Skills
Zampini, L.; Salvi, A.; D'Odorico, L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2015
Background: Because of their difficulties in language development, various studies have focussed on the precursors of linguistic skills in children with Down syndrome. However, data on the predictive role of joint attention on language development in this population are inconsistent. The present study aimed to analyse attention behaviours in a…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Attention, Vocabulary Development, Foreign Countries
Joginder Singh, Susheel; Iacono, Teresa; Gray, Kylie M. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2014
Children with Down syndrome (DS) and cerebral palsy (CP) are at risk of remaining pre-symbolic in their communication and play for prolonged periods. The aim of this study was to explore the early communication and play of children with DS and with CP who communicated at the pre-symbolic stage, and to determine the association between these…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Foreign Countries, Communication Skills
Zampini, Laura; D'Odorico, Laura – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: Research findings on vocabulary development in children with Down syndrome are inconsistent. This study aimed to analyse the developmental trend of vocabulary growth in children with Down syndrome and the relationships between vocabulary and chronological and developmental age. Method: Children's vocabulary size was assessed by a…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Down Syndrome, Longitudinal Studies, Italian
Vanvuchelen, M.; Feys, H.; De Weerdt, W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The emergence of the Down syndrome (DS) behavioural phenotype during early development may be of great importance for early intervention. The main goal of this study was to investigate the good-imitator-poor-talker developmental profile in DS at preschool age. Twenty children with Down syndrome (DS; mean nonverbal mental age NMA 1 y10 m) and 15…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Language Acquisition, Imitation, Down Syndrome
Galeote, Miguel; Soto, Pilar; Checa, Elena; Gomez, Aurora; Lamela, Elena – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: It is generally assumed that children with Down syndrome (DS) present a deficit in lexical production relative to their cognitive abilities. However, the literature on this topic has recently shown several contradictory results. In addition, most studies only consider vocabulary production in its vocal modality. However it is also…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Vocabulary Development
Zampini, Laura; D'Odorico, Laura – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2009
Background: Children with Down's syndrome seem to show a preference for the use of gestural rather than vocal productions during the first stages of language development. This "gestural advantage" could actually be due to a developmental strategy used to compensate the difficulties in verbal production that are typical of language…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Language Acquisition, Nonverbal Communication, Down Syndrome
