The Effect Of The Edmark Reading Program Functional Words Series Offered With Tablet Computer On Achieving Functional Reading Skills To Students With Mental Disability

Authors : Ersan Akarsu, Zehra Atbaşı
Pages : 156-173
Doi:10.38151/akef.2024.136
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Publication Date : 2024-09-30
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :In this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of the Edmark Reading Program Functional Words Series, which is presented with a tablet computer, on the acquisition of functional reading skills to three high school students with moderate intellectual disabilities. The design of the study is a multiple probe model with inter-subject probe phase, which is one of the single-subject research models. The dependent variable of the study; functional reading skill. Its independent variable is the Edmark Reading Program Functional Words Series offered via a tablet computer. The participants of the study are three male students with moderate intellectual disability. The starting level of the experimental process of the research, the implementation of the Edmark Reading Program Functional Words Series consisted of monitoring and generalization stages. The data obtained in the research were analyzed and interpreted graphically. As a result of the research, it was found that the Edmark Reading Program Functional Words Series, which was tested with a tablet computer, was effective in acquiring functional reading skills of students with moderate intellectual disability. In addition, the participants of the research were able to generalize the 10 target words that were taught in the real environment as well as in the teaching environment, and they were able to continue reading one and three weeks after the teaching. In the interviews conducted to determine the social validity of the research, it was found that parents, teachers and participant students expressed positive opinions about the program offered via tablet computer.
Keywords : Tablet bilgisayarla öğretim, Edmark Okuma Programı İşlevsel Kelimeler Serisi, İşlevsel okuma, Zihinsel yetersizliği olan öğrenciler, Özel eğitim

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