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Literacy strategies used by adults with intellectual disability in negotiating their everyday community environments

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posted on 2023-05-19, 10:13 authored by Morgan, MF, Moni, KB, Monica CuskellyMonica Cuskelly
This paper presents the findings from one part of a participatory research investigation about the literacy strategies used by three young adults with intellectual disability in their everyday community environments. Using data collected through video recording, prompting and think-alouds, information was collected about the range of literacy events that the research partners engaged with and the strategies that they used to negotiate these events. Findings revealed that these young adults engage in literacy in their everyday lives using literacy strategies that are multiple and varied and which draw on learned school-based and context specific strategies. Visual texts enabled more effective construction of meaning. Multiple context specific examples are provided to create a snapshot of how these young adults use literacy in their everyday community environments that broadens our knowledg and understanding of the types of literacy events and strategies that they engage with.

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Publication title

Australian Journal of Adult Learning

Volume

53

Pagination

411-435

ISSN

1443-1394

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

Adult Learning Australia Inc.

Place of publication

Australia

Rights statement

Copyright 2013 Copyright Agency Limited

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Disability and functional capacity; Ability and disability

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