Purpose: The aim of this scoping review was to map the research literature published in
English and in peer-reviewed journals related to the home literacy environment of children …

Aims: This exploratory study investigated if there were differences in the home literacy
environment of preschool children on the autism spectrum and preschool children with …

This study investigated the emergent literacy and language skills of four-year-old children in
New Zealand during their kindergarten year prior to school-entry. A total of 92 four-year-old …

Abstract Background Children with Down syndrome have speech and language difficulties
that are disproportionate to their overall intellectual ability and relative strengths in the use of …

Children with Down syndrome (DS) have both strengths and difficulties in speech, language,
and social communication. Mental state language—the ability to discuss others' …

Background and aims: Research on typically developing (TD) populations has shown that
the home learning environment plays a significant role in cognitive development and …

Purpose Communication interactions between parents and children during shared book
reading impact a child's development of both language and literacy skills. This study …

This study examined the effect of prompts on the shared reading interactions of parents and
young children with Down syndrome. Eight parents and their children with Down syndrome …

Children and young people with learning disabilities may not acquire the independent
reading and writing skills which are conflated with 'literacy'in international educational …

Introduction The present study aimed to (1) characterize the home-literacy environments
(HLE) of toddlers with Down syndrome (DS) and (2) examine if richness of the HLE, child …