AUDIOBOOKS' IMPECT ON STUDENTS' READING
Keywords:
Reading skills, mild intellectual disability, foreign language, literatureAbstract
The purpose of this research is to determine what types of interventions improve the basic reading skills of children diagnosed with a mild intellectual disability, which is defined as having an IQ score of 70 or below. Often these students struggle to keep up with the academic rigor in the middle and high school setting. They lack the basic reading skills necessary to complete coursework and pass their end-of-course tests, which often leads to them dropping out of school. This study is a start to seeing if specific interventions have the capabilities to improve basic reading skills for students with a mild intellectual disability. Implementing audio books, along with other interventions, could improve the academic successes of students diagnosed with a mild intellectual disability.
