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| Titre : |
Of Mice and Men: issues for students on the autism spectrum when studying GCSE English Literature |
| Type de document : |
Texte imprimé et/ou numérique |
| Auteurs : |
Cary CANAVAN, Auteur |
| Article en page(s) : |
p.51-58 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Many students with autism will take tests and exams in a variety of subjects during their educational career. The questions asked are often in written form and have the potential to confuse and mislead these students. There is a particular challenge when studying English Literature as the texts studied are often full of language that has several meanings and is highly dependent on context. Reading well is not solely related to the words written on the page but to their context and authors may also use idioms, metaphors, similes and dialect words – which need to be interpreted correctly for the meaning to be correctly understood. In this paper, Cary Canavan, analyses the text of the novel Of Mice and Men to identify the aspects which might cause problems for students with autism. She argues that many are likely to under-achieve in English exams as they misinterpret the questions and text. She suggests that assessment of their language comprehension skills is undertaken in primary schools and then they are taught the skills necessary to read for meaning. |
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in Good Autism Practice - GAP > 14-2 (October 2013) . - p.51-58
[article] Of Mice and Men: issues for students on the autism spectrum when studying GCSE English Literature [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Cary CANAVAN, Auteur . - p.51-58. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Good Autism Practice - GAP > 14-2 (October 2013) . - p.51-58
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Many students with autism will take tests and exams in a variety of subjects during their educational career. The questions asked are often in written form and have the potential to confuse and mislead these students. There is a particular challenge when studying English Literature as the texts studied are often full of language that has several meanings and is highly dependent on context. Reading well is not solely related to the words written on the page but to their context and authors may also use idioms, metaphors, similes and dialect words – which need to be interpreted correctly for the meaning to be correctly understood. In this paper, Cary Canavan, analyses the text of the novel Of Mice and Men to identify the aspects which might cause problems for students with autism. She argues that many are likely to under-achieve in English exams as they misinterpret the questions and text. She suggests that assessment of their language comprehension skills is undertaken in primary schools and then they are taught the skills necessary to read for meaning. |
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https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=219 |
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Of Mice and Men: issues for students on the autism spectrum when studying GCSE English Literature in Good Autism Practice - GAP, 14-2 (October 2013)