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Why We Need to Study Assisted Methods to Teach Typing to Nonspeaking Autistic People

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT At least one third of autistic people have limited or no speech. Most nonspeaking autistic people are never provided alternatives that would enable the full range of expression that speech allows, significantly limiting their access to educational, social, and employment opportunities.
Vikram K. Jaswal, Barry M. Prizant, Morgan D. Barense, Kristie Patten, Gary Stobbe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How do fluent and poor readers’ endurance differ in reading?

Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2017
It was observed in this research how endurance status of fluent readers and poor readers changed as the text became longer. 40 students of the primary school 4th-grade, 20 were fluent readers and other 20 were poor readers, participated in the research. A narrative text was utilised in the data collection process.
KESKİN, HASAN KAĞAN, BAŞTUĞ, Muhammet, AKYOL, MUSTAFA   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Does Camouflaging Predict Functioning, Distress, and Quality of Life for Autistic Adults?

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It has been proposed that autistic individuals adopt camouflaging strategies to mask their autistic traits and conform to social norms, and that these camouflaging strategies have been linked to adverse mental health outcomes. This study examined whether camouflaging, measured by the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT‐Q ...
Bruna B. Roisenberg, Kelsie A. Boulton, Emma E. Thomas, Adam J. Guastella   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Technology‐enhanced learning in higher education institutions: Exploring the lived experiences of students with specific learning differences and their lecturers

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper challenges the prevailing assumption that technology‐enhanced learning (TEL) inherently benefits all students in higher education, examining how undergraduate students with specific learning differences (SpLDs) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use technology for learning.
Alexia Achtypi, Abass B. Isiaka, Jeremy Schildt, Fabio Arico   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Fish in simulated water’? A Bourdieusian analysis of Chinese doctoral students' learning experiences in Southeast Asian developing countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract International student mobility (ISM) has historically followed a pattern of movement from developing regions to developed countries. However, in recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Chinese students pursuing doctoral studies in Southeast Asian developing countries, an area that has received relatively little ...
Yueyang Zheng, Kun Dai, Alan C. K. Cheung   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reading fluency: normative data for Romanian speaking population

Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach, 2017
The purpose of this study was to establish reading fluency norms for first grade students at the end of the school year in Romanian language using PEAFC (Proba de evaluare şi antrenare a fluenţei în citire/ The Assessment and Training of Reading Fluency
Carolina Bodea Hategan, Dorina Talas, Carmen Costea-Bărluțiu, Raluca Trifu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Teaching Fluent Handwriting Remediates Many Reading-Related Learning Disabilities

Creative Education, 2015
One of the most vexing educational problems in children is the inability to learn to read. Recently it has been shown that the inability to write skillfully imposes great limits on a child’s ability to learn to read. In this paper, information from multiple sources and studies will be reviewed.
Rowe A. Young, Robert V. Rose, Rand Nelson   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined teachers' perspectives on how children benefit from time in nature, how disadvantage shapes access and the role of schools in facilitating such access. Drawing on interviews conducted in 2022 with 25 UK primary school teachers who participated in Generation Wild, a nature connection programme for schools in economically ...
Nicola Parkin, Kersty Hobson, Wouter Poortinga, Mark Stead, Julia Newth, Jonathan Reeves, Merideth Gattis   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Love of Reading Meets PISA Assessments: Historical Insights in the Discourse on Reading Motivation

Knygotyra, 2018
[full article, abstract in English; abstract in Lithuanian] One of the most notable phenomena during the last two decades in the educational field has been the global shock wave sent all over the world by the PISA assessments.
Ilkka Mäkinen
doaj   +1 more source

Civilising pedagogies: An ethnography of instructional and regulative discourses in government schools in Delhi, India

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Over the years, surveys and data on learning outcomes have consistently shown inadequate levels of learning in schools in India, witnessing a further decline in recent years. Studies within the sociology of education have consistently highlighted the overarching role of class and caste on learning outcomes in schools. Neoliberal policy reforms
Akshita Rawat
wiley   +1 more source