The Effects of Illustrations on the Reading Performance of Learning Disabled and Normal Children
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Learning Disability Quarterly
- Vol. 6 (1) , 55-60
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1510866
Abstract
This study examined the effect of three illustration conditions — no illustrations, complete illustrations, and partial illustrations — on the reading performance of learning disabled and normally achieving children. With the effects of chronological age and intelligence test score controlled, illustrations were found to exert a detrimental effect on the learning disabled subjects' performance but a beneficial effect on the performance of normally achieving subjects. Findings are discussed as they relate to the selection and/or adaptation of instructional materials for learning disabled students.Keywords
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