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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (University of Pretoria) by Supervisor "Geertsema, Salome"
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-03-27)The effects of HIV/AIDS and subsequent opportunistic infections and/or associated conditions on the development of infected children are substantial. Considerable delays and/or disorders in communication development have ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Background The complex nature of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the challenges regarding effective treatment methods for this population gave incentive to this research. Despite deficits in auditory processing, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Since the adoption of the DSM-5, there appears to be a shift of focus away from the expressive language difficulties of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to their social communication difficulties only. A ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Purpose: Afrikaans is one of eleven official languages in South Africa, spoken by 6.8 million speakers. However, limited information exists regarding phonological development in this speaker group. This study aimed to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Research involving a multilingual person who clutters and stutters in African languages is limited. The aim of this study was to describe the dysfluencies of a multilingual person with dysfluencies (PWD) across and within ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-10)Problem statement and rationale. Reading and writing difficulties (RWD) are persistent difficulties in academic domains such as reading, spelling, and written expression. Learners with RWD are typically accommodated in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Background: Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is a condition marked by difficulties in attaining skills that are essential for academic success. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) categorises ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Background: Developmental dyslexia is a wide-ranging and persistent neurobiological disorder classified under specific learning disorders. The literature widely recognises the multifactorial nature of developmental dyslexia, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-10-10)Background Early literacy skills have a crucial influence on the reading abilities and overall academic success of a child during the school years. The development of phonological awareness skills starts in the pre-school ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Purpose Low literacy achievement of English second language (EL2) learners due to insufficient language development is a concern. Investigating foundational phonological awareness (PA) and speech perception in noise skills ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Academic success and other life outcomes are influenced by a person’s reading ability. It is estimated that 5 -17.5% of the population struggle to learn to read due to dyslexia, a neurobiological condition that involves ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Limited research has been published about the demographic characteristics of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in South Africa. Describing the profiles of learners from a school for children with ASD may ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Problem statement and rationale: Speech-language therapists (SLTs) play a central role in the assessment and treatment of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The speech-language therapist’s role is to understand ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-07-15)There is no consensus about whether the needs of the large number of learners with supportive and additional educational needs, such as Learners with Severe Intellectual Disability (LWSID) are being met in South Africa. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Classrooms across the world are becoming more diverse, and mainstream teachers are obliged to accept responsibility for teaching second language (L2) learners. The language and literacy difficulties that L2 learners ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-07-15)Introduction: Caregivers of a child with severe intellectual disability (CWSID) often embody the sole provider of care for their CWSID. Due to the severity of the difficulties their CWSID may experience, these caregivers ...
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