Loredana Muscat
Biographic Data
| ID | 4609750 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Loredana Muscat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Loredana |
| FAMILY NAME | Muscat |
| SIGNATURE | MUSCAT L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders University of Malta Msida Malta |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9302-7186 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mapping Literacy Practices in Bilingual Contexts for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
Literacy is crucial for academic, social, and personal development, yet individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) often face significant cognitive, linguistic, and educational barriers. This may be exacerbated within bilingual contexts. This scoping review focused on mapping recent literature on literacy practices for bilingual learners with ID. The scope was to identify effective instructional strategies and possible barriers to literacy i…
Literacy provision for students with intellectual disability in Malta
This study examined literacy services and practices for students with intellectual disabilities in Malta using a mixed‐methods design. The researchers analysed 17,345 individualised education plan (IEP) goals and conducted semi‐structured interviews with 12 inclusion coordinators in state, church and independent schools. Findings showed that literacy support is prioritised in early and primary education, with goals concentrated in primary years (…
Deciphering biliteracy in down syndrome
Aims and objectives: This study investigates the biliteracy capabilities of individuals with Down Syndrome (DS) in the Maltese-English bilingual context. The primary objective is to assess how Maltese biliterate participants with DS perform on Word and Nonword reading tasks and to identify potential differences between the two languages. Additionally, the research aims to determine how factors such as Phonological Awareness, Visual Perceptual Pro…
The words they live by
The home literacy environment of individuals with Down Syndrome. A comparative study within a bilingual context
Nonword reading and other reading‐related skills in Down syndrome
The performance of children and young adults with Down syndrome (DS) on reading subskills and nonword reading was investigated. The performance of the participants with DS ( N = 42) was compared to that of typically developing ( N = 36) peers matched on fluid intelligence abilities. The study accounted for the different depths in orthography presented by the two languages. The independent samples t ‐test, Mann–Whitney U ‐test, ANCOVA and correlat…
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Nonword reading and other reading‐related skills in Down syndrome
The performance of children and young adults with Down syndrome (DS) on reading subskills and nonword reading was investigated. The performance of the participants with DS ( N = 42) was compared to that of typically developing ( N = 36) peers matched on fluid intelligence abilities. The study accounted for the different depths in orthography presented by the two languages. The independent samples t ‐test, Mann–Whitney U ‐test, ANCOVA and correlat…
The words they live by
The home literacy environment of individuals with Down Syndrome. A comparative study within a bilingual context
Mapping Literacy Practices in Bilingual Contexts for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
Literacy is crucial for academic, social, and personal development, yet individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) often face significant cognitive, linguistic, and educational barriers. This may be exacerbated within bilingual contexts. This scoping review focused on mapping recent literature on literacy practices for bilingual learners with ID. The scope was to identify effective instructional strategies and possible barriers to literacy i…
Literacy provision for students with intellectual disability in Malta
This study examined literacy services and practices for students with intellectual disabilities in Malta using a mixed‐methods design. The researchers analysed 17,345 individualised education plan (IEP) goals and conducted semi‐structured interviews with 12 inclusion coordinators in state, church and independent schools. Findings showed that literacy support is prioritised in early and primary education, with goals concentrated in primary years (…
Deciphering biliteracy in down syndrome
Aims and objectives: This study investigates the biliteracy capabilities of individuals with Down Syndrome (DS) in the Maltese-English bilingual context. The primary objective is to assess how Maltese biliterate participants with DS perform on Word and Nonword reading tasks and to identify potential differences between the two languages. Additionally, the research aims to determine how factors such as Phonological Awareness, Visual Perceptual Pro…
Reading and Literacy Development (5 works) · Language Development and Disorders (4 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Literacy (3 works) · Neuroscience of multilingualism (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Maltese (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Adult literacy (1 work)