Growth and Decline in Language and Phonological Memory over Two Years among Adolescents with Down Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Conners, Frances A.; Tungate, Andrew S.; Abbeduto, Leonard; Merrill, Edward C.; Faught, Gayle G.
Titel	Growth and Decline in Language and Phonological Memory over Two Years among Adolescents with Down Syndrome
Quelle	In: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 123 (2018) 2, S.103-118 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1944-7515
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Down Syndrome; Language Acquisition; Language Skill Attrition; Phonology; Memory; Language Tests; Individual Differences; Receptive Language; Vocabulary; Scores; Expressive Language; Grammar; Age Differences; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Sprachverfall; Fonologie; Gedächtnis; Language test; Sprachtest; Individueller Unterschied; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Wortschatz; Grammatik; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	Forty-two adolescents with Down syndrome (DS) ages 10 to 21 years completed a battery of language and phonological memory measures twice, 2 years apart. Individual differences were highly stable across two years. Receptive vocabulary scores improved, there was no change in receptive or expressive grammar scores, and nonword repetition scores declined. Digit memory and expressive vocabulary scores improved among younger adolescents, but generally held steady among older adolescents. These patterns may reveal key points in development at which interventions may be best applied. Further research is needed to understand specific processes in tasks that appear to be slowing or declining during adolescence. They may be important for understanding early aging and dementia in DS. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01