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What is the project about?
PACT-DS aims to adapt the Parents and Children Together (PACT) early language teaching programme specifically for parents and children aged 3-6 years old with Down syndrome.
The adapted programme (PACT-DS) will be evaluated to test its effectiveness. This is an ESRC-funded project that started in August 2022 and runs until December 2024.
You can find out more about the PACT-DS project on the project website Parents and Children Together (PACT).
Who is involved?
The project is a collaboration between Kelly Burgoyne and Kirstie Hartwell (University of Manchester) and Vesna Stojanovik and Emma Pagnamenta (University of Reading).