Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Res Dev Disabil. 2011 Nov-Dec;32(6):2225-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.05.014. Epub 2011 May 31.
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 broad language deficits (that are not restricted to measures of expressive language) and associated verbal short-term memory deficits. The profile of language skills in children with Down syndrome shows similarities to that seen in children with Specific Language Impairment. The practical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.
本研究对唐氏综合征儿童的语言和言语短期记忆技能进行了元分析综述。该研究比较了唐氏综合征儿童与非言语智力年龄匹配的典型发育儿童，检查了他们的优势和劣势特征。研究结果表明，唐氏综合征儿童存在广泛的语言缺陷（不仅限于表达性语言测量），并伴有言语短期记忆缺陷。唐氏综合征儿童的语言技能特征与特定语言障碍儿童的语言技能特征相似。讨论了这些发现的实际和理论意义。
