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Daria Khanolainen; Maria Psyridou; Kenneth Eklund; Tuija Aro; Minna Torppa – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2024
Purpose: Reading fluency establishes the basis for the strong literacy skills needed for academic success. We aim to trace how reading fluency develops from childhood to adulthood and identify factors that influence this development. Method: In this study, 200 families were followed. All participating children (N = 200, 47% female) were ethnic…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Growth Models, Student Development, Children
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Mildon, Robyn; Wade, Catherine; Matthews, Jan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: The purpose of this paper was to report on the results of an exploratory trial of an intensive home-based parenting programme for parents with an intellectual disability. The aim of the programme was to combine the delivery of evidence-based parent education technology for parents with an intellectual disability with two strategies…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Parent Education, Child Rearing
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Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; McConnell, David; Cant, Rosemary; Westbrook, Mary – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1999
A study investigated the characteristics of the support networks of 25 Australian mothers with intellectual disabilities. Three types of support networks were found based on mothers' living arrangements: mothers living in a parent/parent-figure household, mothers living alone with their children, and mothers living with a partner in their own…
Descriptors: Adults, Family Environment, Family Structure, Foreign Countries