Study offers hope for poor readers
Researchers at Southern Methodist University have conducted a four-year research on the learning abilities of children with low IQ or intellectual disabilities.
The study showed that after four years of persistent, specialized instructions, these children can learn to read at a first-grade level. Lead author Jill H. Allor says that after years of instructions on functional skills, children can finally be instructed in the academic field as well.
“If these children, and any other struggling readers, can learn to read, that means they can go grocery shopping with a shopping list, read the labels on boxes and cans, and read basic instructions,” Allor said. This is why she thinks further research is needed to improve the techniques to educate children on reading.
