Sue Buckley|Irene Broadley|James B. Macdonald|Glynis Laws
The influence of reading instruction on language and memory development in children with Down syndrome
University of Portsmouth|University of Portsmouth|University of Portsmouth|University of Portsmouth
paper reports evidence importance reading instruction memory language development children downs syndromelanguage memory measures 14 children obtained nearly four years part research investigating effect teaching memory strategieshalf children readers became readers course studyat start study significant differences readers nonreaders vocabulary grammar understanding auditory visual memory performanceby end study significant advantage readers noted language memory measurespossible reasons findings discussed well implications educational intervention