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Predictors of risk of learning disabilities
2012
Involves all the skills, knowledge and attitudes that are presumed to be precursors of the development of conventional forms of reading and writing (Whitehurst and Lonigan, 1998). It been traced a continuity of development between the first emergent literacy skills, starting from kindergarten, and early reading skills (Phillips BM et al). Children who have difficulty in the early stages of learning to read is very likely continue to present both in later school years further failures in this area (Cornoldi,Tressoldi, 2007) triggered a negative spiral and problematic process (Tressoldi e Vio, 1996). There are numerous empirical confirmation of the importance of early identification of diffic…
Improving institutions: Effects of small unit size on quality of care of people with severe intellectual disabilities
2009
Two studies analysed the effects of small unit size of six to eight residents on the quality of care in institutions for people with intellectual disabilities. The results showed improvements in small units when compared with larger wards with 10 to 20 residents. Overall, the outcomes were small or modest, and the quality of care remained below standards typically achieved in community environments.
TEACHER OPINIONS ON SEXUAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN LATVIA
2021
Sexual education plays an important role in preparing children and adolescents for a safe and productive life. Sex education provides not only knowledge about different types of sexual issues, or about common sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, sexual violence, but also personal identity, safety, love, intimacy and relationships.This study was conducted in order to examine the opinions of special education teachers working with adolescents with intellectual disabilities on sexual education. A descriptive study design was used. The authors designed a questionnaire to explore the opinions of 72 special education teachers in Latvia.The research results approved how crucial it …
Understanding Situational Disabilities and Situational Awareness in Disasters
2019
In this paper, a scenario-based approach augmented with personas typically used in universal design and interactive design domains is used to illustrate the occurrence of situational disabilities in emergency situations, and to show how environmental factors can trigger these situational disabilities. With the help of personas representing selected archetypical characteristics and roles, the scenarios are further examined to show how these situational disabilities can affect the situational awareness of different stakeholders, not only in the command and control centers, but also first responders in the field as well as affected members of the public. This approach provides a better underst…
Media use during adolescence: the recommendations of the Italian Pediatric Society
2019
Abstract Background The use of media device, such as smartphone and tablet, is currently increasing, especially among the youngest. Adolescents spend more and more time with their smartphones consulting social media, mainly Facebook, Instagram and Twitter because. Adolescents often feel the necessity to use a media device as a means to construct a social identity and express themselves. For some children, smartphone ownership starts even sooner as young as 7 yrs, according to internet safety experts. Material and methods We analyzed the evidence on media use and its consequences in adolescence. Results In literature, smartphones and tablets use may negatively influences the psychophysical d…
Sociālās uzņēmējdarbības loma cilvēku ar invaliditāti nodarbinātības veicināšanā Latvijā
2022
Bakalaura darba tēma ir “Sociālās uzņēmējdarbības loma cilvēku ar invaliditāti nodarbinātības veicināšanā Latvijā”. Pētījuma mērķis ir noskaidrot, kāda ir sociālās uzņēmējdarbības ietekme uz cilvēku ar invaliditāti nodarbinātību. Lai sasniegtu pētījuma mērķi, kā pētījuma metode tika izvēlēta kvalitatīvā pētījuma metode – daļēji strukturētās intervijas ar sociālajiem uzņēmējiem un cilvēkiem ar invaliditāti, kuri strādā sociālajos uzņēmumos. Kā datu analīzes metode tika izmantota tematiskā analīze. Darbs tika balstīts uz invaliditātes sociālo modeli. Bakalaura darbā tika secināts tas, ka sociālajai uzņēmējdarbībai ir pozitīva ietekme uz cilvēku ar invaliditāti nodarbinātību, jo tā nodrošina c…
HNRNPR Variants that Impair Homeobox Gene Expression Drive Developmental Disorders in Humans
2019
The heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (HNRNP) genes code for a set of RNA-binding proteins that function primarily in the spliceosome C complex. Pathogenic variants in these genes can drive neurodegeneration, through a mechanism involving excessive stress-granule formation, or developmental defects, through mechanisms that are not known. Here, we report four unrelated individuals who have truncating or missense variants in the same C-terminal region of hnRNPR and who have multisystem developmental defects including abnormalities of the brain and skeleton, dysmorphic facies, brachydactyly, seizures, and hypoplastic external genitalia. We further identified in the literature a fifth ind…
Revista Fuentes
2022
El actual contexto educativo necesita una intensa alfabetización digital de todo el profesorado, lo que ha requerido una modificación significativa en los perfiles docentes convencionales. En el caso del profesorado especialista en Pedagogía terapéutica que trabaja con alumando con necesidades educativas especiales, la digitalización ha supuesto un desafío. Tales cambios han requerido dotarse de nuevas habilidades para transformar la información en conocimientos, guiar el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje en un entorno novedoso y generar un espacio de inclusión educativa. El objetivo de esta investigación es identificar cuáles son los perfiles de los profesionales especialistas en Pedagogía …
Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries
2020
Childhood malnutrition is associated with high morbidity and mortality globally1. Undernourished children are more likely to experience cognitive, physical, and metabolic developmental impairments that can lead to later cardiovascular disease, reduced intellectual ability and school attainment, and reduced economic productivity in adulthood2. Child growth failure (CGF), expressed as stunting, wasting, and underweight in children under five years of age (0–59 months), is a specific subset of undernutrition characterized by insufficient height or weight against age-specific growth reference standards3–5. The prevalence of stunting, wasting, or underweight in children under five is the proport…
Physical activity of university students with disabilities: accomplishment of recommendations and differences by age, sex, disability and weight stat…
2018
Abstract Objectives This article aims to study physical activity and the achievement of World Health Organization physical activity recommendations in university students with disabilities, and to examine differences by sex, age, disability characteristics and weight status. Study design Cross-sectional data from a wider research project conducted at the Spanish universities from Autumn 2016 to Autumn 2017 were analysed. Methods The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form was administered to 1103 Spanish university students with different disabilities. Nonparametric tests were performed to examine the differences in physical activity based on the interest variables. Results…