Perceived Improvement of Literacy Skills of Students with and Without Special Educational Needs Through Dialogic Literary Gatherings

Esther Roca-Campos, Harkaitz Zubiri-Esnaola, Susana León-Jiménez and Adriana Aubert ()
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Esther Roca-Campos: Department of Comparative Education and History of Education, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Harkaitz Zubiri-Esnaola: Department of Language and Literature Didactics, Faculty of Education, Philosophy and Anthropology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
Susana León-Jiménez: Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Cordoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain
Adriana Aubert: Department of Sociology, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

Disabilities, 2024, vol. 4, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: This study analyzes the perceived improvement in literacy skills among 2nd-grade Primary Education students, both with and without Special Educational Needs (SEN), following the implementation of Dialogic Literary Gatherings (DLGs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research included 110 seven-year-old students at a school in Valencia, Spain, 11 of whom had various SEN, such as difficulties in reading, writing, mathematics, oral language, and attention, including 1 student with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Through an inclusive approach, where all students participated in the DLGs, significant improvements were observed in reading comprehension, vocabulary, reasoning, and motivation. Students with SEN, especially those with reading and attention difficulties, showed notable progress, while students without SEN also demonstrated significant advances in communication and reading skills. The results were contextualized with international standards, highlighting the effectiveness of DLGs in improving academic performance and challenging social inequalities in an inclusive environment.

Keywords: Dialogic Literary Gatherings (DLGs); Special Educational Needs (SEN); literacy improvement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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