Open AccessAbility, Disability, and Picture Books
Author(s) -
Linda Lucas Walling
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw7092
Subject(s) - psychology , theory of multiple intelligences , learning disability , dyslexia , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , linguistics , reading (process) , philosophy
This article addresses selecting materials for children who have deficits or strengths in their use of certain learning modes. The seven types of intelligence Howard Gardner (1983) describes in his book Frames of Mind are used as a basis for discussion. Each intelligence is viewed on a continuum from strength to deficit. An individual child can have both strengths and deficits in different intelligences. Loss of vision most obviously affects a child's use of picture books, but severe hearing impairments, dyslexia, and mental retardation-as well as other disabilities-all interfere. A child with a disability needs help to find an alternative technique to compensate for a blocked learning mode. Most picture books discussed in this article can be used effectively with any child depending on developmental level and personal interest. Many of the books support more than one intelligence.