1. My topic is in regards to English Teaching and Learning Disabilities. Specifically, I am very interested in discourses surrounding students with learning disabilities and how this might affect their written or oral communication. I have a hard time pinning down exactly why this topic is important to me, because I don't plan on being a special education teacher, all I know is that I find it extremely interesting. I am very interested in how the brain works so that is part of it, and part of my intrigue comes from having a step-sister who lives in a group home, and whose way of interacting with the world is so fascinating to me. Also a big interest of mine is what the place of writing/English might be for students with learning disabilities.
2. I haven't done a lot of research yet, so this leaves me feeling that I am not ready to totally commit to a format to present this project in. I may write a paper, or I may construct a website depending on what different kinds of info I come up with and what the best way to organize it is.
3. I have so many questions on this topic and I know I will need to determine a clearer focus at some point, hopefully my research will help me to decide. I want to know how students with learning disabilities write, if/how it is different specifically in how they construct narrative discourses. I want to know what the different methods are that are currently being implemented to teach English to students with learning disabilities, hopefully some research on which methods have been shown to be more effective. Basically I am interested in finding ways to better reach students with learning disabilities but I want to be careful in examining their work and don't want to stifle their creativity while I am trying to help them learn.
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