Disambiguation and mapping of new word meanings by individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities
By: Wilkinson, Krista M.
Series: American Journal on Mental Retardation 110 (2) 2005: 71-86.Publisher: 2005Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): VOCABULARY
| COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT | PRESCHOOLERS | DOWN SYNDROME | AUTISM | RESEARCHSummary: Replicates and extends the Wilkinson and Green (1998) research on the procedure by which new words were introduced to learners with cognitive impairments significantly affected their accuracy in later tests of receptive understanding of word meanings. Compares a control group of preschool children, matched on receptive vocabulary age to individuals with intellectual disability of unspecified origin. Performance was also evaluated in three matched groups of varying etiology: unspecified, Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorders.
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Replicates and extends the Wilkinson and Green (1998) research on the procedure by which new words were introduced to learners with cognitive impairments significantly affected their accuracy in later tests of receptive understanding of word meanings. Compares a control group of preschool children, matched on receptive vocabulary age to individuals with intellectual disability of unspecified origin. Performance was also evaluated in three matched groups of varying etiology: unspecified, Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorders.
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