The development of precursors to literacy in mentally disabled children
This study aimed to investigate metalinguistic precursors to literacy in mentally handicapped children, with a view to improve literacy training in this population. Language proficiency and environmental literacy factors were explored, and an analysis was made of proficiency in several metalinguisti...
Main Authors: | Debra Marais, Erna Alant |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
AOSIS
1994-12-01
|
Series: | South African Journal of Communication Disorders |
Online Access: | https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/252 |
Similar Items
-
The use of Bliss symbols as a first step into literacy with four children with Down syndrome
by: Erna Alant
Published: (1994-12-01) -
The development of a screening schedule for use by teachers to describe the communication abilities of children with severe disabilities
by: Anna-Marie Wium, et al.
Published: (1996-12-01) -
Community nurses’ perceptions of and exposure to children with severe disabilities and their primary caregivers
by: Juan Bornman, et al.
Published: (2002-11-01) -
Parents’ perceptions of home reading activities: comparing children with and without learning disability
by: Ensa Johnson, et al.
Published: (2010-03-01) -
Parents’ perceptions of home reading activities: comparing children with and without learning disability
by: Ensa Johnson, et al.
Published: (2010-03-01)