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The Development of Vocabulary in Spanish Children with Down Syndrome: Comprehension, Production, and Gestures
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Galeote, Miguel; Sebastian, Eugenia; Checa, Elena; Rey, Rocio; Soto, Pilar – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Our main purpose was to compare the lexical development of Spanish children with Down syndrome (DS) and children with typical development (TD) to investigate the relationship between cognitive and vocabulary development in comprehension and oral and gestural production. Method: Participants were 186 children with DS and 186 children…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Vocabulary Development, Foreign Countries, Nonverbal Communication
The Acquisition of Productive Vocabulary in Spanish Children with Down Syndrome
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Galeote, Miguel; Soto, Pilar; Checa, Elena; Gomez, Aurora; Lamela, Elena – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: It is generally assumed that children with Down syndrome (DS) present a deficit in lexical production relative to their cognitive abilities. However, the literature on this topic has recently shown several contradictory results. In addition, most studies only consider vocabulary production in its vocal modality. However it is also…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Vocabulary Development