Literacy learning difficulties in Australian primary schools: Who are the children identified and how do their schools and teachers support them?
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Australian Literacy Educators Association
Faculty
Faculty of Community Services, Education and Social Sciences
School
School of Education
RAS ID
1248
Abstract
In this article we look in detail at six students who were identified by their schools as having difficulty in learning literacy. These students came from a range of school settings and cultural and linguistic communities and they exemplify the diversity of the literacy learning needs of students identified as having learning difficulties or learning disabilities. We pinpoint some of the many complex factors that may interact to inhibit literacy learning. We then examine how these students were being supported in their literacy learning by their schools, we raise some important issues and draw some conclusions about how schools and teachers can effectively support the learning of students who do not make expected progress.
Comments
Rohl, M., & Milton, M. (2002). What's happening in schools for primary students with learning difficulties in literacy and numeracy? A national survey. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, The, 25(1), 25. Available here.