What is literacy for students with severe learning difficulties? Exploring conventional and inclusive literacy

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 149-160

  Lacey, Penny ^a   Layton, Lyn ^a   Miller, Carol ^a   Goldbart, Juliet ^b   Lawson, Hazel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conventional literacy; Inclusive literacy; New literacies; Severe learning difficulties

Indexed keywords

EID: 35349020469     PISSN: 14713802     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-3802.2007.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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