Journal article
Adapting Phonological Awareness Interventions for Children With Down Syndrome Based on the Behavioral Phenotype: A Promising Approach?
Intellectual and developmental disabilities, Vol.53(4), pp.271-288
08/01/2015
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-53.4.271
PMID: 26214557
Abstract
Many children with Down syndrome demonstrate deficits in phonological awareness, a prerequisite to learning to read in an alphabetic language. The purpose of this study was to determine whether adapting a commercially available phonological awareness program to better align with characteristics associated with the behavioral phenotype of Down syndrome would increase children's learning of phonological awareness, letter sounds, and words. Five children with Down syndrome, ages 6 to 8 years, participated in a multiple baseline across participants single case design experiment in which response to an adapted phonological awareness intervention was compared with response to the nonadapted program. Results indicate a functional relation between the adapted program and phonological awareness. Suggestions for future research and implications for practice are provided.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Adapting Phonological Awareness Interventions for Children With Down Syndrome Based on the Behavioral Phenotype: A Promising Approach?
- Creators
- Christopher J. Lemons - Vanderbilt UniversitySeth A. King - Tennessee Technological UniversityKimberly A. Davidson - Vanderbilt UniversityCynthia S. Puranik - University of PittsburghDeborah Fulmer - University of PittsburghAlicia A. Mrachko - University of PittsburghJane Partanen - University of PittsburghStephanie Al Otaiba - University of DallasDeborah J. Fidler - Colorado State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Intellectual and developmental disabilities, Vol.53(4), pp.271-288
- Publisher
- Amer Assoc Intellectual Developmental Disabilities
- DOI
- 10.1352/1934-9556-53.4.271
- PMID
- 26214557
- ISSN
- 1934-9491
- eISSN
- 1934-9556
- Number of pages
- 18
- Grant note
- R324A110162 / Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education; US Department of Education
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Teaching and Learning
- Record Identifier
- 9984371278702771
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