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Direct linkNaess, Kari-Anne B.; Lyster, Solveig-Alma Halaas; Hulme, Charles; Melby-Lervag, Monica – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study presents a meta-analytic review of language and verbal short-term memory skills in children with Down syndrome. The study examines the profile of strengths and weaknesses in children with Down syndrome compared to typically developing children matched for nonverbal mental age. The findings show that children with Down syndrome have…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Language Impairments, Down Syndrome, Short Term Memory
Vicari, S.; Marotta, L.; Carlesimo, G. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2004
Verbal short-term memory, as measured by digit or word span, is generally impaired in individuals with Down's syndrome (DS) compared to mental age-matched controls. Moving from the working memory model, the present authors investigated the hypothesis that impairment in some of the articulatory loop sub-components is at the base of the deficient…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Short Term Memory, Downs Syndrome, Verbal Ability
