You may have seen recent headlines that mention things like "Science of Reading", "Balanced Literacy", "Reading Wars", and "Sold a Story". These headlines are referring to recent debates on what is the "right" way to teach reading and a polarizing podcast called "
July 2021. Carolyn B. Mervis, Caroline Greiner de Magalhães, Cláudia Cardoso‑Martins
This article contains the data to provide schools so they will understand the value a child with WS receives when a systematic phonics-based reading curriculum is used. You can download this article by clicking the "down arrow" in the menu on the document.
Abstract
Robin Pegg, MEd, COTA/L, ATP; Carolyn Mervis, PhD. Virtual Convention 10/13/2020
This session will focus on how to design instructional experiences to support optimal success for the student with Williams syndrome. We will specifically address the following:
Robin Pegg, MEd, COTA/L, ATP, Carolyn Mervis, PhD, Virtual Convention 10/8/2020
This session will focus on how to design instructional experiences to support optimal success for the school-age student with Williams syndrome. We will specifically address the following:
Robin Pegg, MEd, COTA/L, ATP, Carolyn Mervis, PhD, Virtual Convention 10/6/2020
This session will connect the educational profile for WS to current research on general ability and language skills to help you support your school-age child in their education.
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Children with Williams syndrome who have been taught reading used a systematic phonics approach both decode and comprehend significantly better than children who have been taught to use a whole word approach, Consideration of these patterns in the context of what is known about the reading development of children in the general population provides a strong foundation of facilitating the reading development of children with Williams syndrome.
Students with Williams syndrome have a unique educational profile, with widely disparate strengths and weaknesses. However, the effective utilization of their personal strengths and their innate ability to access technology can go a long way to help improve success in more challenging areas and allow access to age-appropriate curriculums with their same-age peers. This fact sheet provides further insight into students with Williams syndrome.
WS Educational Profile presentation -
Updated 2017
D.P. Wint, J.A. Butman, J.C. Masdeu, A. Meyer-Lindenberg, C.B. Mervis, D. Sarpal, C.A. Morris, and K.F. Berman. 2014
