Number and mathematics (continued)

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Books

1. Bird, G. & Buckley, S. (2001). Number skills for individuals with Down syndrome - An overview. Portsmouth, UK: The Down Syndrome Educational Trust.
2. Bird, G. & Buckley, S. (2001). Number skills development for children with Down syndrome (5-11 years). Portsmouth, UK: The Down Syndrome Educational Trust.
3. Bird, G. & Buckley, S. (2002). Number skills development for teenagers with Down syndrome (11-16 years). Portsmouth, UK: The Down Syndrome Educational Trust.
4. Nye, J. (2006). Guide to adapting Numicon for children with Down syndrome. Portsmouth: The Down Syndrome Educational Trust.

Papers in refereed journals

1. Nye, J., Clibbens, J. & Bird, G. (1995). Numerical ability, general ability and language in children with Down syndrome. Down Syndrome: Research Practice, 3, 3, 92-102.
2. Nye, J., Fluck, M., & Buckley, S. (2001). Counting and cardinal understanding in children with Down syndrome and typically developing children. Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 7(2), 68-78.
3. Nye, J. and Buckley, S. (in preparation). Evaluating a structured visual imagery system (Numicon) for teaching arithmetic to children with Down syndrome - a two year study.
4. Nye, J., Fluck, M. and Buckley, S. (in preparation). Longitudinal development of procedural counting skills and understanding of cardinality in children with Down syndrome.
5. Nye, J., Fluck, M. and Buckley, S. (in preparation). Parental support for counting activities and development of number skills in children with Down syndrome.
6. Nye, J., Fluck, M. and Buckley, S. (in preparation). Parent-child interaction style and development of number skills in children with Down syndrome.
7. Nye, J., Fluck, M. and Buckley, S. (in preparation). Production of the count word sequence by children with Down syndrome.

Papers in other journals

1. Nye, J. and Bird, G. (1996). Developing number and maths skills. Portsmouth Down Syndrome Trust Newsletter, 6(2), 1-7. Nye, J. (2003)  The Portsmouth Numicon Research Project Down Syndrome News and Update  2(4), pp 129-131.
2. Nye, J., Buckley, S. & Bird, G. (2005) Evaluating the Numicon system as a tool for teaching number skills to children with Down syndrome Down Syndrome News and Update 5(1) pp 2-13

Conference presentations

1. Nye, J. (1995). The relationship between numerical skills, general ability and language ability in children with Down syndrome. Presented at South West Undergraduate Conference, University of West of England, Bristol, UK.
2. Nye, J., Clibbens, J., Fluck, M. and Buckley, S. (1996). Development of numerical skills in Down syndrome. Poster presented at 'People with Down Syndrome on the Threshold of the 21st Century' International Conference on Down Syndrome, Associazonne Italiana Persone Down, 23-25 October, Rome, Italy.
3. Nye, J., Fluck, M. and Buckley, S. (1997). Spontaneous production of number language by children with Down syndrome and their parents. Poster presented at the 2nd International Conference on Language and Cognitive Development, 8-10 April, Portsmouth, UK.
4. Nye, J., Fluck, M. and Buckley, S. (1997). Counting ability in children with Down syndrome. Poster presented at the 6th World Congress on Down Syndrome, 23-16 October, Madrid, Spain.
5. Nye, J., Fluck, M. and Buckley, S. (1998). Counting and cardinality in children with Down syndrome. Presented as part of the 'Cognitive Development in Children with Down Syndrome' Symposium, British Psychological Society Annual Conference, 26-19 March, Brighton, UK.
6. Nye, J. Fluck, M. & Buckley, S. J. (1999). Counting and cardinality in children with Down syndrome and typically developing children. Fourth European Down Syndrome Conference. Malta, March.
7. Nye, J., Fluck, M. J., & Buckley, S. J. (2000). Children with Down syndrome counting with their parents. 7th World Congress on Down Syndrome, Sydney, Australia. March.
8. Nye, J., Fluck, M. & Buckley, S. (2002). Longitudinal number development in children with Down syndrome. Presented at the Inaugural Conference of International Association of Intellectual Disabilities - Europe, University College Dublin, Ireland, June.
9. Nye, J., Fluck, M. & Buckley, S. (2002). Counting and cardinality in children with Down syndrome: A longitudinal study. Poster presented at the Mathematical Difficulties: Psychology, Neuroscience and Interventions Conference, 12-13 September, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
10. Nye, J., Fluck, M. & Buckley, S. (2003). Counting and cardinality in children with Down syndrome: A longitudinal study. Presented at the Down Syndrome UK Research Forum Meeting, 27-28 October, The Down Syndrome Educational Trust, Sarah Duffen Centre, Portsmouth, UK.
11. Nye, J., Fluck, M. & Buckley, S. (2003). Parental support for counting in children with Down syndrome. Presented at the 3rd Seattle Club Conference on Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11-12 December, Edinburgh.
12. Buckley, S. (2003). Teaching math to children and teenagers with Down syndrome ' some effective principles and new materials. Invited speaker: Making a Difference Together, the National Down Syndrome Society National Conference, St Louis, USA, July.
13. Buckley, S. (2004). Teaching of mathematics to persons with Down syndrome. Invited plenary at 3rd International Symposium on Down syndrome. Fundacion John Langdon Down/Instuto Nacional de Pediatrica, Mexico City, 3-5 March.
14. Buckley, S. (2004). Why is number so difficult for children with Down syndrome. Presented as part of the Number Symposium at the 8th World Down Syndrome Congress, 14-18 April, Singapore.
15. Nye, J., Buckley, S., & Bird, G. (2004). Evaluating the Numicon system of teaching number to children with Down syndrome - preliminary findings. Presented as part of the Number Symposium at the 8th World Down Syndrome Congress, 14-18 April, Singapore.
16. Nye, J., Fluck, M. & Buckley, S. (2004). Counting development in children with Down syndrome. Presented as part of the Number Symposium at the 8th World Down Syndrome Congress, 14-18 April, Singapore.
17. Buckley, S. (2005). Teaching number using the Numicon approach. VI International Down Syndrome Symposium; Specificity in Down Syndrome University of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca 25th-27th February
18. Nye, J. (2005)  Using Numicon to teach numeracy skills to children with Down syndrome. 4th International Conference on Developmental Issues in Down Syndrome: Early Intervention and Education in School - from Research to Practice. University of Portsmouth, 15-18 September, 2005.
19. Nye, J., Buckley, S. & Bird, G. (2006) Evaluating the Numicon system of teaching number to children with Down syndrome - a 2 year study. 9th World Down Syndrome Congress, Vancouver, Canada. 24-26, August 2006
20. Nye, J., Buckley, S. & Bird, G. (2006). Evaluating the Numicon system of teaching number to children with Down syndrome - a 2 year study. Presented at the Down Syndrome UK Research Forum Meeting, 19-20 October, The Down Syndrome Educational Trust, Sarah Duffen Centre, Portsmouth, UK.
21. Buckley, S. (2006) Teaching mathematics: Strategies and resources. Paper presented at  IX Congreso Internacional Sobre el Sindrome de Down, Caracas Venezuela, 4 -5 November.

Reports and theses

1. Nye, J. (2003) Numerical Development in children with Down syndrome: the role of parent child interaction: PhD Thesis. University of Portsmouth.
2. Ibbotson, K. M. (1987). The Design and Implementation of a Behavioural Teaching Programme to Investigate Number Skills in Down's Syndrome Children. Undergraduate project. Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth.
3. Sleath, A. (1993). The Counting Abilities of Children with Down Syndrome. Undergraduate project. Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth.
4. Nye, J. (1995). The Relationship Between Numerical Ability, General Ability and Language Skills in Children with Down Syndrome. Undergraduate project. Department of Psychology, University of Plymouth.
5. Scott, S. (2000). Parental Assumptions about Counting: A Comparison between Parents of Children with Down Syndrome and Parents of Typically Developing Children. Undergraduate project. Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth.