TITLE:
Early Numeracy in Children with Down’s Syndrome in Greece
AUTHORS:
Garyfalia Charitaki, Georgios Baralis, Stavroula Polychronopoulou, Dionysios Lappas, Georgios Spyridon Soulis
KEYWORDS:
Down Syndrome, Utrecht Early Numeracy Test, Special Educational Needs (SEN), Multi-Language Children, Typically Developing Children
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.5 No.12,
August
28,
2014
ABSTRACT: Through this study, we intend to explore
the early numeracy of young children with Down’s syn-drome. Participants were
40 children with Down’s syndrome enrolled in special school programs, aged
between 7;02 (y;m) and 14;07 (M = 10.07, SD = 2.06). Survey data was gathered,
during the last term of 2013, via questionnaires. As a research tool, it was
used the Utrecht Early Competence Test, which is a standardized psychometric
test. There is also an attempt to compare the at-tainments of children with
Down’s syndrome, with multi-language children, children with special
educational needs (enrolled general schools) and typically developing children.
The results are discussed in terms of their implications for educational
placement