Navigating the Temporal Dimension: Exploring Time in Literacy Activities for a Child With Rett Syndrome (Poster 35)

• In Event: Saturday Poster Session 9:35 am
  In Poster Session: Research in Reading and Literacy Poster Session 3

Abstract

There is scarce exploration on the roles of the non-humans in the literacy experience of students with disabilities. Using critical posthumanism lens, this project investigates the interplay between time and literacy in a child with Rett syndrome, a rare neurological condition leading to profound disabilities. The data is culled from a larger ongoing exploration of the child’s literacy at home, comprising approximately 40 hours of observations, interviews, visual elicitation, and focus group discussions, involving multiple human and non-human allies surrounding the child. This presentation invites educators and scholars to observe the unique temporal landscapes of a child with disabilities and ponder alternative ways of creating learning environment that values the dynamic temporal dimension of students with disabilities.

Author

• Wisnu Agung Pradana, National University of Singapore