Jessica Klusek|Anna W. Hunt|Penny Mirrett|Deborah D. Hatton|Stephen R. Hooper|Jane Roberts|Donald B. Bailey
Reading and Phonological Skills in Boys with Fragile X Syndrome
University of South Carolina|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Vanderbilt University|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of South Carolina|RTI International
although reading skills critical success individuals intellectual disabilities literacy received little attention fragile x syndrome fxs study examined literacy profile fxs boys fxs n 51 mean age 102 years mental agematched boys typical development n 35 participated standardized assessments reading phonological skills phonological skills impaired fxs reading onpar controls phonological awareness predicted reading ability asd severity predicted poorer phonological abilities fxs boys fxs capable attaining reading skills commensurate developmental level phonological awareness skills may play critical role reading achievement fxs