Journal of Early Childhood Literacy ( IF 1.3 ) Pub Date : 2022-05-05 , DOI: 10.1177/14687984221100129 Usree Bhattacharya 1 , Wisnu A Pradana 1
This study tackles the question: how is literacy engagement enacted in the context of significant disability? We delve into the complex literacy practices of Kalika, a three-year-old child with Rett syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder, to elucidate how she engages with printed text. Rett syndrome leads to near total loss of verbal communication and limited functional hand use, making it particularly challenging to participate in traditionally recognized forms of literacy engagement. Using in-depth qualitative data from both in- and out-of-school settings, we conduct a micro-level analysis of Kalika’s behaviours during story time rituals. In order to bring analytic coherence to the data, we classified her modalities of literacy engagement under two broad categories: 1) kinesics, which included a) corporal (entailing full body positioning and motion), b) oral (involving contact with mouth or expression), c) oculesics (relating to eye gaze), and d) haptic (relating to hands) elements as well as 2) vocalics (pertaining to vocal tone and vocalisation). Our analysis elucidates the sophisticated, complex multimodal practices that Kalika enacts to engage with texts. For far too long, students with significant disabilities have been viewed from deficit perspectives, neglected within the literature as well as in the classroom, and thought to require additional instruction to learn how to engage with texts. We suggest that perhaps it is a question, instead, of educators and scholars learning to expand their own frames of reference.
中文翻译:
在重要的残疾背景下探索扫盲参与
本研究解决了以下问题:在严重残疾的情况下如何实施扫盲参与?我们深入研究 Kalika 的复杂识字实践,她是一个患有雷特综合征(一种罕见的神经发育障碍)的 3 岁儿童,以阐明她如何与印刷文本互动。Rett 综合征导致几乎完全丧失语言交流和有限的功能性手部使用,这使得参与传统公认的识字参与形式特别具有挑战性。利用来自校内和校外环境的深入定性数据,我们对 Kalika 在故事时间仪式中的行为进行了微观分析。为了给数据带来分析连贯性,我们将她的识字参与方式分为两大类:1)运动学,其中包括 a) 身体(涉及全身定位和运动)、b) 口腔(涉及与嘴或表情的接触)、c) 眼科(与眼睛注视有关)和 d) 触觉(与手有关)元素以及 2 ) 声乐(与声调和发声有关)。我们的分析阐明了 Kalika 为与文本互动而制定的复杂、复杂的多模式实践。长期以来,人们一直从缺陷的角度看待有严重残疾的学生,在文学作品和课堂上都被忽视,并认为需要额外的指导来学习如何与课文互动。我们认为,这或许是教育工作者和学者学习扩展自己的参考框架的问题。d) 触觉(与手有关)元素以及 2) 发声(与声调和发声有关)。我们的分析阐明了 Kalika 为与文本互动而制定的复杂、复杂的多模式实践。长期以来,人们一直从缺陷的角度看待有严重残疾的学生,在文学作品和课堂上都被忽视,并认为需要额外的指导来学习如何与课文互动。我们认为,这或许是教育工作者和学者学习扩展自己的参考框架的问题。d) 触觉(与手有关)元素以及 2) 发声(与声调和发声有关)。我们的分析阐明了 Kalika 为与文本互动而制定的复杂、复杂的多模式实践。长期以来,人们一直从缺陷的角度看待有严重残疾的学生,在文学作品和课堂上都被忽视,并认为需要额外的指导来学习如何与课文互动。我们认为,这或许是教育工作者和学者学习扩展自己的参考框架的问题。从缺陷的角度看待严重残疾的学生,在文学作品和课堂上都被忽视,并认为需要额外的指导来学习如何与文本互动。我们认为,这或许是教育工作者和学者学习扩展自己的参考框架的问题。从缺陷的角度看待严重残疾的学生,在文学作品和课堂上都被忽视,并认为需要额外的指导来学习如何与文本互动。我们认为,这或许是教育工作者和学者学习扩展自己的参考框架的问题。