Literacy, learning and ICT:: the role of ICT in developing literacy skills in students with learning difficulties - Softcover

Cassidy, Bernadette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639132831 ISBN 13: 9783639132830

Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

During the late 1980s and early 1990s there was a huge effort in the United Kingdom to increase ICT resources within the education sector based on the principle of a positive relationship between ICT and literacy levels. There had been some research into the literacy and ICT relationship within mainstream schools; but little research on the same topic in special schools with children and young people with learning difficulties. Theories of learning suggest all students need a range of learning resources including ICT. The question is whether ICT has particular relevance for those with learning difficulties. The findings suggest a disparity between having an ICT policy and the practice of ICT. ICT was being taught rather than utilised as a teaching tool, furthermore, ICT did not appear to raise literacy levels, and in the absence of a comprehensive and holistic framework, ICT may lead to the erosion of some skills in other aspects of literacy. The author concludes with the recommendation of an evidence-based model for learning resources and support provision which is student-centred and describes a working model in practice.

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Literacy, Learning and Ict During the late 1980s and early 1990s there was a huge effort in the United Kingdom to increase ICT resources within the education sector based on the principle of a positive relationship between ICT and literacy levels. There had been some research into the literacy and ICT relationship within mainstream schools; but little research on the same topic in special schools with children and young people with learning difficulties. Theories of learning suggest all students need a range of learning resources including ICT. The question is whether ICT has particular relevance for those with learning difficulties. The findings suggest a disparity between having an ...

About the Author

Bernadette was awarded her doctorate in Information Management for her thesis entitled ?The Role of ICT on the Literacy Levels of Young People with Learning Difficulties?. She is passionate about the role that information technology can play in assisting people with disabilities to lead independent lives

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639132831
• ISBN 13: 9783639132830
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304