The reading skills of a sample of Down's syndrome children from a longitudinal study at the Hester Adrian Research Centre, Manchester University, are examined by Dr Lorenz, now an educational psychologist with Salford LEA, Tricia Sloper, a research fellow, and Dr Cunningham, senior lecturer, both at the Hester Adrian Centre.
Although the 1981 Education Act encouraged LEAs to integrate pupils with special educational needs, responses varied widely. Stephanie Lorenz, an LEA educational psychologist, considers the effects of legislative change on the integration of a cohort of pupils with Down's Syndrome in one LEA.
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