Vilmantė Pakalniškienė, Roma Jusienė, Sandra B Sebre, Jennifer Chun-Li Wu, Ilona Laurinaitytė
Children's Internet Use Profiles in Relation to Behavioral Problems in Lithuania, Latvia, and Taiwan
International journal of environmental research and public health
research typically developing td populations shown home learning environment plays significant role cognitive development learning little known home learning environment children syndrome ds children williams syndrome ws present study examined compared first time home learning environment children diagnosed ds children diagnosed ws investigate whether different cognitive profiles reflected home literacy number experiences quantitative qualitative data collected webbased survey 58 parents one foster parent primary school children ds n 35 ws n 24 mostly based uk survey targeted childrens general level functioning academic skills type format frequency home learning activities parents expectations childs academic outcomes parents attitudes towards literacy mathematics childrens interest towards mathematics use technology support home learning activities results showed overall home learning environment children ds children ws similar changed based childs cognitive profile comparative analyses showed parents children ds engaged often activities supporting counting parents children ws despite groups reporting difficulties skill moreover results indicated literacybased activities occurred often mathematicsbased activities home numeracy environment characterized activities supporting different mathematical skills counting arithmetic numeracy parents groups engaged child formal informal literacy mathematicsbased activities informal activities occurred often supporting counting number recognition skills conclusions implications current study provides evidence home learning environment children ds children ws include different literacy mathematicsbased activities home learning environment changes basis childs strengths weaknesses findings discussed relation previous studies impact parental interventions