Reading and language intervention for children with Down syndrome: Experimental data

Burgoyne, Kelly and Duff, Fiona J and Clarke, Paula J and Buckley, Sue and Snowling, Margaret J and Hulme, Charles (2016). Reading and language intervention for children with Down syndrome: Experimental data. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-852291

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A randomised controlled trial of an intervention designed to teach reading and language skills to children with Down syndrome. The study was conducted by researchers at Down Syndrome Education International and at The Centre for Reading and Language at the University of York. This archive includes data from a randomised controlled trial of an intervention designed to teach reading and language skills to children with Down syndrome. The study was conducted by researchers at Down Syndrome Education International and at The Centre for Reading and Language at the University of York. Our research explores how children with Down syndrome develop and learn, and identifies more effective teaching approaches and therapies. We have a unique focus and a successful 30-year track record in delivering research that today is improving educational outcomes for many thousands of young people with Down syndrome around the world. We focus on practical scientific studies of young people with Down syndrome that identify their precise learning difficulties and that evaluate teaching approaches and therapies designed to meet their particular needs. We take a 'real world' view of development, studying learning for young people with Down syndrome in everyday family life and in school. Many things influence development, including our genes, our families and communities, and the opportunities that we are offered. Our research examines all of these factors in the context of the complex and cumulative processes of human development.

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Creator Name Affiliation ORCID (as URL)
Burgoyne Kelly Down Syndrome Education International
Duff Fiona J University of York
Clarke Paula J University of Leeds
Buckley Sue Down Syndrome Education International
Snowling Margaret J University of York
Hulme Charles University College London
Sponsors: Big Lottery Fund
Topic classification: Education
Psychology
Keywords: Down Syndrome, Education, special needs education, Reading, Literacy
Project title: Improving reading and language outcomes for children with Down syndrome
Grant holders: Down Syndrome Education International
Project dates:
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1 April 200931 March 2015
Date published: 03 May 2016 11:40
Last modified: 03 May 2016 11:40

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