Open AccessThe Home Literacy Environment of Preschool-Age Children with Autism or Down Syndrome
Author(s) -
Marleen F. Westerveld,
Anne K. van Bysterveldt
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
folia phoniatrica et logopaedica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1421-9972
pISSN - 1021-7762
DOI - 10.1159/000475840
Subject(s) - autism , literacy , psychology , developmental psychology , reading (process) , early literacy , down syndrome , early childhood , pedagogy , psychiatry , political science , law
This exploratory study investigated if there were differences in the home literacy environment of preschool children on the autism spectrum and preschool children with Down syndrome to determine if the home literacy environment may potentially be associated with strengths or weaknesses in children's social communication skills.