Some students with intellectual disabilities require explicit instruction of language skills, including preposition use; however, little is known about effective ways to teach preposition use to this population. This study examined direct instruction (DI) to teach students to use and respond to prepositions. Results indicated that DI was an effective way to teach prepositions. Limitations and d...

Little is known about the relationships between phonological processing, language, and reading in children with intellectual disability (ID). We examined the structure of phonological processing in 294 school-age children with mild ID and the relationships between its components and expressive and receptive language and reading skills using structural equation modeling. Phonological processing ...

In a recent article, Saccuzzo, Kerr, Marcus, and Brown claimed to have demonstrated that retarded individuals have specific deficits in iconic storage duration and encoding speed. It is argued that problems with the logic and methodology of the Saccuzzo et al. experiment preclude the conclusions that were drawn. The purpose of this comment is to elucidate some of the methodological pitfalls in ...

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This paper seeks to examine a number of issues which relate to the provision of appropriate and high-quality residential and community care for people with an intellectual disability. A number of key themes emerging from this Special Issue of the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research are identified and explored: (1) normalisation; (2) inclusion; (3) choice; and (4) regulation. It is concl...