Practices within an integrated approach to teaching oral language, reading, and writing through children’s literature for students with severe to profound intellectual disabilities
Keywords:
Severe to profound intellectual disability, oral language, reading and writing, integrated approach, teaching practicesAbstract
The integrated approach to teaching oral language, reading, and writing has been shown to have positive effects on the development of students’ skills (Morin et al., 2005). Beaulieu et al. (2023) proposed an adaptation of this approach, using children’s literature, to align with the personal characteristics of students with severe to profound intellectual disabilities (SPID). When new practices are introduced to professionals, they tend to modify them as they adopt them. This research project offers workshops based on the principles adapted by Beaulieu et al. (2023) to teachers working with students with SPID. The objective is to describe the practices and the modifications made by teachers as they implement the workshops.
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