By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Mental Health Business Week -- Investigators publish new report on Genetic Diseases and Conditions - Down Syndrome. According to news originating from Brisbane, Australia, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “This exploratory study investigated if there were differences in the home literacy environment of preschool children on the autism spectrum and preschool children with Down syndrome to determine if the home literacy environment may potentially be associated with strengths or weaknesses in children’s social communication skills. A total of 111 parents of preschoolers with identified disabilities completed a home literacy questionnaire.”
Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, “Results indicated that both groups of parents started reading to their children at an early age and owned at least 25 children’s books. However, parents of children with Down syndrome read to their child more often, reported higher child interest in reading, and more frequently played rhyming games with their child. No group differences were found in teaching of letter names, although parents of children with autism reported a higher frequency of pointing out signs/words in the environment and reported their children knew more letter names. Group differences were also found in the relationship between parent behaviours, child interest, and children’s print-related skills.”
According to the news editors, the research concluded: “This study highlights the influence both parent behaviours and child interest may have on shared book reading practices of parents with their preschool children with disabilities.”
For more information on this research see: The Home Literacy Environment of Preschool-Age Children with Autism or Down Syndrome. Folia Phoniatrica Et Logopaedica , 2017;69(1-2):43-53. (Karger - http://www.karger.com/; Folia Phoniatrica Et Logopaedica - http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=JournalHome&ProduktNr=224177)
The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from M. Westerveld, Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1159/000475840. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
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CITATION: (2018-01-06), Findings from M. Westerveld and Co-Researchers Provides New Data on Down Syndrome (The Home Literacy Environment of Preschool-Age Children with Autism or Down Syndrome), Mental Health Business Week, 37, ISSN: 1552-910X, BUTTER® ID: 014911760
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