Video-blogs and linguistic simplification for students with intellectual disability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Internet provides individuals with intellectual disability with access to information and participation in a broader society, but it also presents risks when content is difficult to comprehend. This study aimed to test whether students with intellectual disability enhanced their comprehension of online blogs as a function of the format (text vs. video) and linguistic simplification.

Method

Young students with intellectual disability read or watched text and video-blog posts about environment, health, society, and technology in their original version or a linguistically simplified/easy-to-read version. Then, they completed tests that assessed their reading processing (e.g., calibration) and comprehension of blog content.

Results

Participants predicted th

SUBMITTER: Fajardo I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9545102 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature