lrk’s blog

This page represents a growing collection of articles and other resources, sorted by difference, identified by me and/or my students in their study of teaching literacies to students with special educational needs. If you have a great resource you think should be added, leave me a message.

General reading

Skritic, T. (ed.) (1991). Disability and Democracy: Restructuring (Special) Education for Postmodernity.
Autism
Broun, L.T. (date) Teaching children with autistic spectrum disorders to read: A visual approach. Teaching Exceptional Children, 36, 4, 36-40. pdf file

Colasent, R. & Griffith, P.L. (1998). Autism and literacy: looking into the classroom with rabbit stories. Reading Teacher, 51, 5, 414-420.

ERIC document (EJ560693) abstract: ‘Shows that middle-school students with autism were able to recall parts of a series of stories that were read to them. Finds that recall improved when stories around a theme were presented in a series, and was further enhanced when students drew and wrote about the stories and referred to their work when answering questions’.

Kluth, P. (2003), You’re Going to Love this Kid. Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom, Paulh Brookes, Sydney

Kluth, P. & Darmody L.J. (2003) Beyond sight words: literacy opportunities for students with autism, The Reading Teacher, 56, 6, 532.

Mirenda, P. (2003) “He’s not really a reader …”: perspectives on supporting literacy development in individuals with autism. Topics in Language Disorders, 23, 4, 271-282. pdf file

O’Neill, J. (1999). Through the Eyes of Aliens – A book about Autistic People, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London.

‘The theme of the book is to say that difference can be wonderful, and Autism shouldn’t be tampered with, or altered. Autistic people shouldn’t be changed. They shouldn’t be banished, ridiculed, or forced to act as anyone other than who they are’ (O’Neill, p. 13).