Margriet A. Groen|Glynis Laws|Kate Nation|Dorothy V. M. Bishop
A case of exceptional reading accuracy in a child with Down syndrome: Underlying skills and the relation to reading comprehension
University of Oxford|University of Oxford|University of Oxford|University of Oxford
report case girl syndrome ds ks whose reading accuracy exceptional ability associated robust phonological skills relative strengths visual verbal shortterm memory articulation speech fluency although reading comprehension age appropriate comes retention literal information ks difficulties using knowledgebased inferences reading comprehension reading comprehension sense level commensurate oral language skills reading performance parallels children reading comprehension difficulties ds reading profile contrast claims individuals ds mainly use sightword strategies reading shows phonological pathway highly proficient child ds however even case ks reading accuracy good functional literacy constrained limited comprehension skills