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ERIC Number: EJ665108
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Early Language Stimulation of Down's Syndrome Babies: A Study on the Optimum Age To Begin.
Aparicio, Maria Teresa Sanz; Balana, Javier Menendez
Early Child Development and Care, v172 n6 p651-56 Dec 2002
Examined the marked delay in language acquisition suffered by babies with Down Syndrome and how early treatment affects the subsequent observed development among 36 subjects in Spain. Found statistically significant differences in language acquisitions in favor of newborns, compared with 90-day-old through 18-month-old infants who experienced early stimulation treatment. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Early Experience, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Stimulation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Language Delayed; Spain; Stimulus Timing