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The Effectiveness of a Multisensory Traditional Storytelling Programme on Target Vocabulary Development in Children with Disabilities Accessing English as a Second Language: A Preliminary Study
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Hettiarachchi, Shyamani; Walisundara, Dilini C.; Ranaweera, Mahishi – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
The current deliberations on increasing access to English and the democratization of English in post-war Sri Lanka must extend to students with disabilities. Research evidence from speech and language therapy promotes the use of multi-sensory stimuli to advance the development of communication and language skills in children with intellectual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Students with Disabilities, Second Language Instruction
The Effectiveness of Using Multi-Sensory Children's Stories on Vocabulary Development in Young Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
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Hettiarachchi, Shyamani; Ranaweera, Mahishi; Disanayake, H. M. Lalani N. – Deafness & Education International, 2021
Young deaf and hard-of-hearing children enrolling in school in Sri Lanka often display language delay due to limited amplification and limited language stimulation. The scarcity of speech and language therapy support within the educational context at present necessitates a rethink of service-delivery models to reach more children. Multi-sensory…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Story Telling, Multisensory Learning