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Reading for Children with Disabilities

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The article No longer just a hope : Children with disabilities can be successful readers ' written by Laura J . Colker is an article that gives evidence to the fact that children who are found to have disabilities still can gain the right skills and knowledge to become successful readers

The importance of reading in our everyday lives could be equated to living it

in a normal and successful way (Colker , n .d . The fact that the world we live in uses letters formed into words makes reading a part of the day-to-day activities that are carried out . From the very moment one wakes up to the second the body is rested , there are already thousand of letters that have passed by and a hundred or so words . What is more , people who are not able to learn the skill of reading consequently loses the ability to spell and write . Thus , this scenario places people who can not read at a disadvantaged position

For people who have disabilities , the situation where one could not read is worse (Colker , n .d . This is because of the fact that they are already having difficulties because of a particular disability and the additional burden of not being able to read would be more difficult (Colker , n .d . It is like poking an already deflated balloon for it to be filled with holes and eventually tear out

In addition to the inconvenience brought about by the inability to read , there are also social , emotional , and economic impacts (Colker n .d . The self-esteem , motivation , and interest of a person who is not able to read would most likely go down (Colker , n .d . There is a higher possibility of retaliating from the task than to persevere in doing well with the said task

However , the article written by Colker (n .d ) also mentioned that there are ways by which the inability to read can be prevented and help those children who can not read to become successful readers . This is also true for the disabled children

In the study conducted with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , it has been said that early detection and intervention is a must for children who are having reading difficulties (Colker , n .d . The key here is to be able to detect the children who are having difficulties and give them special attention through programs and activities which will enhance their reading skills For those children with disabilities , it is a must that the skill in reading is built in the formative years and expect them to become successful readers (Colker , n .d . However , it is to be noted that there should be special considerations based on their disability (Colker n .d . The blind would surely not be able to see the letters but there are other means...