The Interpretive Strategies Utilized by  Elementary Students with and without  Learning Disabilities in Comprehending Poems

dc.creator	Georgette G. LEE
dc.creator	Marie Tejero HUGHES
dc.date	2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:07:21Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:07:21Z
dc.identifier	1307-9298
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f513942e3f8f4315913dda68303fc7cc
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11141
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f513942e3f8f4315913dda68303fc7cc
dc.description	Poetry is a genre that supports all aspects of literacy, and it is the first to which most children areexposed through motherly lullabies. Yet, while many studies have been conducted on prosecomprehension, there is little empirical research on poetry comprehension, and none published onthe specific strategies elementary students with learning disabilities (LD) utilize in understandingpoems. The purpose of this study is to examine the interpretive strategies used by students incomprehending poetry. Participants were 16 fifth and sixth grade students with LD and 16 of theirtypical peers, who individually listened to poems and answered questions about them. Students withLD effectively used as many interpretive operations as their peers, adopted an aesthetic stance toreading, and performed more like experts than novices. Furthermore, the difficulty of the poems didnot appear to have affected the students’ enjoyment of them.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
dc.relation	http://www.iejee.com/4_3_2012/IEJEE_4_3_489_506.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1307-9298
dc.source	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 489-506 (2012)
dc.subject	Poetry Comprehension
dc.subject	Learning Disabilities
dc.subject	Strategies
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The Interpretive Strategies Utilized by Elementary Students with and without Learning Disabilities in Comprehending Poems
dc.type	Article