Neuropsychological correlates of word identification in Down syndrome

Fidler, Deborah J.; Most, David E.; Guiberson, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2004.11.007

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“…These are in agreement with previous studies showing that the readiness to read could be improved by training more basic visual perception processes (Cardozo & Allen, 1975;Fidler;Most & Guiberson, 2005;Wallbrown;Wallbrown & Engin, 1974;Wiederholt & Hammill, 1971). The reading skill starts with children being attracted to visual stimuli in magazines and picture books and is developed by training the eyes to trace and recognize the sequence of words in texts.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…It is noteworthy, but not too surprising that the specific skills translate into enhanced reading Shinkfield, Sparrow & Day (1997) showing that compared to normally developing children, intellectually disabled children have difficulties in visual perception as measured by both motor reproduction and visual discrimination abilities. There is a consensus that visual perception deficits may contribute to mental retardation (Groß-Selbeck, Dietze , Mau & Gutezeit, 1974;Fidler, Most & Guiberson, 2005).…”

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Does Enhancing Visual Perception in Mild Intellectually Disabled Children transfer to other skills?

Teleb¹,

Mohamed²,

Elbert³

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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This work examines the effectiveness of two training programs (teacher-assisted versus computer-based) to enhance the visual perception of mild intellectually disabled children native Arabic children in Egypt. Subjects were randomly assigned to three groups: control group with treatment as usual (n=12), traditional/teacher-assisted training (n=12) and a computerized training (n=12). Groups were matched for socio-demographic variables controlling for age, gender, and the education of parents. The success of the different training procedures was evaluated by Frosting Developmental Test of Visual Perception and its transfer to other skills in the same modality (List of Reading Readiness Skills) and general improvement in cognitive abilities (The Stanford-Binet Test). Both programs significantly improved performances of the experimental groups compared to the control group. Yet, no significant differences were found between the two active training groups, suggesting that a computerized trainings may be an option to assist challenged children, particularly when there are no specialized teachers available for the highly time consuming trainings. These findings are discussed in terms of neurological plasticity as well as recommendations for integrated training programs.

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confidence: 99%

Does Enhancing Visual Perception in Mild Intellectually Disabled Children transfer to other skills?

Teleb¹,

Mohamed²,

Elbert³

2016

European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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“…While this is at odds with broader understanding of reading instruction (Al Otaiba & Hosp, 2004;Cohen, Heller, Alberto & Fredrick, 2008), many children with Down syndrome have a relative strength in visual learning and in sight-word learning (Fidler et al, 2005). However, although a strength in visual and sight-word learning is a positive finding (and word recognition is one important element of the reading system as discussed earlier), there is a problem if we respond to this positive finding by limiting learning opportunities.…”

Section: Phonological Awareness and Phonic Decoding Skillsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, in contrast to recommended practices for teaching reading in general, a sight-word or functional approach to reading instruction is frequently recommended in research and practice for children with Down syndrome (Burgoyne et al, 2012;Cossu, Rossini & Marshall, 1993;Fidler, Most, & Guiberson, 2005). While this is at odds with broader understanding of reading instruction (Al Otaiba & Hosp, 2004;Cohen, Heller, Alberto & Fredrick, 2008), many children with Down syndrome have a relative strength in visual learning and in sight-word learning (Fidler et al, 2005).…”

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Debunking Myths: Reading Development in Children with Down Syndrome

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2013

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“…El K-BIT, ha sido ampliamente G. Gómez-Jarabo, S. Olavarrieta, M. A. de Cabo, B. Besteiro, M. Chervinsky, J. López Figura 1. Diseño de la evaluación utilizado para la evaluación de personas con discapacidad intelectual (Fidler, Most, Guiberson, 2005). Los resultados de la correlación encontrados han sido, para vocabulario, de 0,94 y, para matrices, de 0,86, lo que evidencia la fiabilidad test-retest de la prueba.…”

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