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Reading Skills in Pre-School Down’s Syndrome Children

Synopsis: Based on a research project at Portsmouth which has been designed to investigate the extent and significance of reading skills in pre-school Down’s syndrome children. Illustrates the extent of the reading skills of the project children, the methods used to teach them and how to develop more advanced fluent reading from early flashcard work. The programme has no commentary and illustrates the project’s teaching methods rather than being intended as a self-contained presentation.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 37 min.
Year of production: 1983
Availability: Sale
Documentation: Available separately are research papers and aa booklet describing the teaching methods in more detail.
Uses: Specialist courses in education and psychology on mental handicap, particularly on the acquisition of cognitive and language skills by mentally handicapped children*
Subjects: Education
Keywords: Down’s syndrome; literacy skills; primary education; reading skills; special needs education

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Production Company

Name: Portsmouth Polytechnic Television Centre

Distributor

Name: Portsmouth Down’s Syndrome Trust

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