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Raising Expectations in Literacy for Students with Extensive Support Needs Using Multiliteracies

  • Sudha V. Krishnan, Ed.D. (Author) San Jose State University image/svg+xml
    Sudha Krishnan, Ed.D., is an assistant professor at San Jose State University. Her research interests are focused on how implementing literacy practices using pedagogies based on socio-cultural theory can provide challenging and empowering education for students with extensive support needs. She is also examining the use of constructivism in special education, disrupting deficit thinking in teacher candidates, and teacher perceptions of ability in students with extensive support needs.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.551
Abstract
Multiliteracies provide a unique opportunity to students with extensive support needs (ESN) because they extend literacy practices to include print-based texts along with the visual, audio, gestural, and spatial modes, thereby engaging students in literacy practices and higher-level skills regardless of their fluency in language or learning modality. However, many teachers of students with ESN are not familiar with multiliteracies or how to implement these in their classrooms. This paper provides a framework for implementing multiliteracies in the classroom using the four knowledge processes specified in the pedagogy: experiencing, conceptualizing, analyzing, and applying.
Keywords
Literacy, Logical Thinking, Multiple Literacies, Program Implementation, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Situated Learning
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Krishnan, S. V. (2024). Raising Expectations in Literacy for Students with Extensive Support Needs Using Multiliteracies. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 19(2), 74-85. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.551

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