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  • The home literacy environment of pre-schoolers with autism or Down syndrome

    Author(s)
    Westerveld, Marleen
    van Bysterveldt, Anne K
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Westerveld, Marleen F.
    Year published
    2017
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    AIMS: This exploratory study investigated if there were differences in the home literacy environment of preschool children on the autism spectrum and preschool children with Down syndrome to determine if the home literacy environment may potentially be associated with strengths or weaknesses in children's social communication skills. METHODS: A total of 111 parents of preschoolers with identified disabilities completed a home literacy questionnaire. RESULTS: Results indicated that both groups of parents started reading to their children at an early age and owned at least 25 children's books. However, parents of children ...
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    AIMS: This exploratory study investigated if there were differences in the home literacy environment of preschool children on the autism spectrum and preschool children with Down syndrome to determine if the home literacy environment may potentially be associated with strengths or weaknesses in children's social communication skills. METHODS: A total of 111 parents of preschoolers with identified disabilities completed a home literacy questionnaire. RESULTS: Results indicated that both groups of parents started reading to their children at an early age and owned at least 25 children's books. However, parents of children with Down syndrome read to their child more often, reported higher child interest in reading, and more frequently played rhyming games with their child. No group differences were found in teaching of letter names, although parents of children with autism reported a higher frequency of pointing out signs/words in the environment and reported their children knew more letter names. Group differences were also found in the relationship between parent behaviours, child interest, and children's print-related skills. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the influence both parent behaviours and child interest may have on shared book reading practices of parents with their preschool children with disabilities.
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    Journal Title
    Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica: International Journal of Phoniatrics, Speech Therapy and Communication Pathology
    Volume
    69
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1159/000475840
    Subject
    Special Education and Disability
    Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified
    Clinical Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/364304
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