Award Date

12-2011

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Teaching and Learning

First Committee Member

Cyndi Giorgis, Chair

Second Committee Member

Mary Elizabeth Spalding

Third Committee Member

Marilyn McKinney

Graduate Faculty Representative

Kyle Higgins

Number of Pages

258

Abstract

This qualitative case study addressed a lack of research concerning literature discussions for students with learning disabilities in reading. Fourth and fifth grade students with reading disabilities participated in twice-weekly literature discussions, 30- to-60 minutes each, for 12 weeks. The students attended a Title I school and most were Hispanic males. Together, they read and discussed five postmodern picturebooks. The purpose of the study was to understand (a) reader responses to the illustrations, text, and postmodern features of the books, and (b) the individual reader’s response habits. Situated within a sociocultural frame, the theories guiding this study pertained to language development and learning, literacy instruction and reader response, and disability and disability studies. A cross-comparative approach was used to analyze data from transcripts, analytical memos, and researcher fieldnotes. Reader responses were complex and sophisticated. Findings called into question definitions of reading and what constitutes a learning disability in reading.

Keywords

Book clubs (Discussion groups); Education; Elementary; Group reading; Hispanic; Language; Literature circles; Postmodern; Postmodernism (Literature); Reader response; Reading disability; School children; Social sciences; Students

Disciplines

Education | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Special Education and Teaching

File Format

pdf

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

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