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FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACADEMIC ATTAINMENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME

Abstract

The attainments in reading, number and writing skills, of 117 children with Down's syndrome, aged 6 to 14 years, were assessed using checklists completed by teachers. In a study of child and family functioning a wide range of variables was measured and the relationships of these to academic attainments were investigated using multivariable analysis. The children's mental age scores were most strongly related to academic attainments scores, but, …

Authors

SLOPER P; CUNNINGHAM C; TURNER S; KNUSSEN C

Journal

British Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 60, No. 3, pp. 284–298

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

11 1990

DOI

10.1111/j.2044-8279.1990.tb00945.x

ISSN

0007-0998