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Direct linkNash, Hannah; Heath, James – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Thirteen children and young adults with Down syndrome (DS) completed tests of language and reading and their performance was compared to that of three control groups. Reading comprehension was confirmed to be a specific deficit in DS and found to be strongly correlated with underlying language skills. Although reading comprehension was more…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Oral Language, Down Syndrome
