title: Qualitative research in literacy acquisition: a framework for investigating reading in children with language impairment.
abstract: Although much has been published in the literature concerning literacy in children with language impairments, little is known concerning the process that the individual language-impaired child must go through to become a proficient reader. One reason for this may lie within the focus and rigor dictated by the methodologies typically used in literacy-related studies. This paper addresses some of the limitations of the available literacy literature among language-impaired populations and discusses how recent advances in qualitative research hold potential for significant methodological and clinical contributions to our understanding of literacy, specifically reading. A case study is presented demonstrating the usefulness of this methodological approach to describing the process of reading acquisition in a language-impaired child.
authors.affiliation: Dept Speech-Language Pathology, University of Texas at El Paso, TX 79902, USA. rnelson@utep.edu
authors.forename: Ryan L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Jack S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Damico
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D007808:Language Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011932:Reading; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016896:Treatment Outcome