Interactive shared book reading with young children with Down Syndrome: working with parents to improve parent-child interaction and child language an

唐氏综合症是学习障碍最常见的遗传原因。唐氏综合症患者面临的最大挑战之一是语言，这是众所周知的社会心理和学业成绩的预测指标。这个博士学位提供了一个独特的机会来开展一个合作项目，这将对患有唐氏综合症的父母和学龄前儿童产生直接影响：分析共同阅读过程中的语言输入和互动参与为父母设计一个互动的共同阅读干预和培训包进行一个小规模的可行性研究这个项目是与牛津唐氏综合症合作的——一个支持牛津郡150多个家庭的大型慈善机构，为家庭和学校提供语言干预和培训，提高人们对唐氏综合症患者护理相关问题的认识。成功的候选人将加入一个由70多名博士生组成的蓬勃发展的研究生研究社区，他们受益于心理与临床语言科学学院和大学研究生院的优秀支持和资源。导师、雷丁大学和牛津唐氏综合症学院将提供全面的培训

Down syndrome is the most common genetic cause of learning disability. One of the biggest challenges for individuals with Down syndrome is language, a well-known predictor of psychosocial and academic outcomes. This PhD offers a unique opportunity to conduct a collaborative project that will have a direct impact on parents and preschool children with Down syndrome by: analysing the linguistic input and interaction during shared book reading co-designing an interactive shared book reading intervention and training package for parents conducting a small-scale feasibility study This project is in collaboration with Down Syndrome Oxford - a large charity supporting over 150 families in Oxfordshire, providing speech and language intervention and training to families and schools and raising awareness of issues related to the care of people with Down syndrome. The successful candidate will join a thriving postgraduate research community of more than 70 PhD students who benefit from excellent support and resources from the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences and the University Graduate School. A comprehensive package of training will be provided by the supervisors, University of Reading and Down Syndrome Oxford