Outputs (2)

‘To start talking phonics is crazy’: how parents understand ‘literacy’ in the lives of children with learning disabilities (2021)
Journal Article
Doak, L. (2024). ‘To start talking phonics is crazy’: how parents understand ‘literacy’ in the lives of children with learning disabilities. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 32(1), 41-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2021.2010121

Children and young people with learning disabilities may not acquire the independent reading and writing skills which are con-flated with ‘literacy’ in international educational policy, calling into question what ‘literacy’ means in the context of ‘s... Read More about ‘To start talking phonics is crazy’: how parents understand ‘literacy’ in the lives of children with learning disabilities.

Rethinking family (dis)engagement with augmentative & alternative communication (2021)
Journal Article
Doak, L. (2021). Rethinking family (dis)engagement with augmentative & alternative communication. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 21(3), 198-210. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-3802.12510

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a core component of special education for many children with learning disabilities and/or autism who have minimal or no speech. Much literature focuses on implementation of AAC in the classroom or t... Read More about Rethinking family (dis)engagement with augmentative & alternative communication.