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Making reading for information more accessible to children with learning difficulties
Author(s) -
LEWIS MAUREEN,
WRAY DAVID,
ROSPIGLIOSI PATRICIA
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9604.1994.tb00178.x
Subject(s) - copying , reading (process) , class (philosophy) , face (sociological concept) , psychology , learning disability , mathematics education , pedagogy , developmental psychology , computer science , linguistics , artificial intelligence , philosophy , political science , law
Maureen Lewis and her colleagues at Exeter report on a 2‐year research project into the processes of children's interactions with texts, particularly non‐fiction texts. Using case studies, they look at the problems children with learning difficulty face and the alternatives to passive copying. Some research strategies are proposed based on the activation of prior knowledge. The authors conclude that these are best deployed within the framework of regular class activity rather than in decontextualised situations.