Prelinguistic communication and Down Syndrome
By: Ramrutten, Brickchand.
Contributor(s): Jenkins, Christine.
Series: Down Syndrome Research and Practice 5 (2) 1998: 53-62. 1998Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): DOWN SYNDROME
| COMMUNICATION | NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION | RESEARCHSummary: The goal of this study was to examine the prelinguistic communication skills of children with Down Syndrome. Ten children with Down Syndrome and ten non-delayed children and five children with learning disabilities but not Down Syndrome were matched for one word comprehension level on the Derbyshire Language Scheme (Masidlover & Knowles 1982). Data was gathered by completing the " Pragmatics Profile of Early Childhood Skills" (Dewart & Summers 1988). and by making ten minute samples of video recordings of mother and child engaged in low structured free pay situations. Results and premlimary analyses showed that there was no sgnificant difference in the extent to which children with Down Syndrome use most non-verbal communicative behaviours compared to non-delayed infants when matched for comprehension. However, they were significantly delayed at using referential eye contact and words. These results and the issue of whether they are specific to children with Down Syndrome are discussed in the light of contemparary findings. [AJ].
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The goal of this study was to examine the prelinguistic communication skills of children with Down Syndrome. Ten children with Down Syndrome and ten non-delayed children and five children with learning disabilities but not Down Syndrome were matched for one word comprehension level on the Derbyshire Language Scheme (Masidlover & Knowles 1982). Data was gathered by completing the " Pragmatics Profile of Early Childhood Skills" (Dewart & Summers 1988). and by making ten minute samples of video recordings of mother and child engaged in low structured free pay situations. Results and premlimary analyses showed that there was no sgnificant difference in the extent to which children with Down Syndrome use most non-verbal communicative behaviours compared to non-delayed infants when matched for comprehension. However, they were significantly delayed at using referential eye contact and words. These results and the issue of whether they are specific to children with Down Syndrome are discussed in the light of contemparary findings. [AJ].
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