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Owner: Kara Kennedy
Owner Email: kara.kennedy1031@gmail.com
Paper Title: Using Multimodal Texts to Support Science Learning: Disciplinary Literacies Practices in a Special Education Science Classroom
Session Title: Equity and Innovative Practices for Students With Dis/abilities (Table 18)
Paper Type: Roundtable Presentation
Presentation Date: 4/14/2023
Presentation Location: Chicago, IL
Descriptors: Adolescence, Literacy, Special Education
Methodology: Qualitative
Author(s): Kara Kennedy, Northern Illinois University
Unit: Division K - Teaching and Teacher Education
Abstract: This qualitative case of a science teacher is part of a larger multi-case study investigating teachers of students with reading disabilities’ use of disciplinary literacies surrounding multimodal texts. Data collection included interviews, class observations, and artifact analysis of the Learning Management System (LMS). Findings reveal the teacher conceptualizes and utilizes a variety of text types across various tasks to help students gain disciplinary knowledge, engage in science and engineering practices, and support students’ needs.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3102/2011729