Journal of Educational & Psychological Research(JEPR)

School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Early Cognitive Abilities Associated with Later Academic Functioning in Neurotypicals and Young Children with Williams Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study
  Author(s): Jessica L Reeve and Melanie A Porter*
  
  Williams Syndrome (WS) is associated with poor academic performance, and reduced educational attainment, with research consistently finding literacy and numeracy impairments across the lifespan in WS. To date, however, most studies have focused on older children and adults, with little research on early development of academic functioning in WS. The present research investigates emerging reading and mathematical abilities in young children with WS and examines potential early cognitive abilities associated with later academic functioning. The present research aimed to identify the early academic profile of young children with WS and to examine the relationship between academic functioning and demographic variables. Early cognitive abilities associated with later academic functioning were also investigated. The performance of the WS group was compared to a typically developing control .. Read More»
  

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