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ERIC Number: EJ986321
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Sep
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2154-1647
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Increasing Comprehension for Middle School Students with Moderate Intellectual Disability on Age-Appropriate Texts
Shurr, Jordan; Taber-Doughty, Teresa
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v47 n3 p359-372 Sep 2012
Students with moderate intellectual disability experience a lack of comparable access to literature as compared to their nondisabled peers (Browder et al., 2009; Kliewer, 1998). Problems in access for many of these students may be attributed to low expectations and inadequate support on behalf of students as well as a lack of sufficient literacy skills instruction. Given these issues, the literature students are able to access often is not representative of their chronological age. Literacy interventions such as read-alouds have been successfully used in special and general education alike to provide students access to literature beyond their present skill level. Using a multiple-probe design, investigators read typical age-appropriate texts and examined the effectiveness of pairing texts with the picture symbols and discussion in improving student comprehension. Discussion and implications of the findings within this study are included. (Contans 1 figure and 6 tables.)
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://daddcec.org/Publications/ETADDJournal.aspx
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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