Open AccessThe use of Bliss symbols as a first step into literacy with four children with Down syndrome
Author(s) -
Erna Alant
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
south african journal of communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.296
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2225-4765
pISSN - 0379-8046
DOI - 10.4102/sajcd.v41i1.253
Subject(s) - bliss , intervention (counseling) , symbol (formal) , literacy , psychology , developmental psychology , pediatrics , medicine , computer science , pedagogy , psychiatry , programming language
This study describes the use of Bliss symbolics as a first step into literacy with four children with Down syndrome in a preschool setting. Initial stages of the intervention programme are discussed as well as the children's ability to read Bliss symbols six months after commencement of the programme. Symbol errors are analyzed and implications for further research discussed.