Learning disabilities is a general term that refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in the acquisition and expression of reading and writing. The purpose of this study was to illustrate the effects of the p...
Learning disabilities is a general term that refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in the acquisition and expression of reading and writing. The purpose of this study was to illustrate the effects of the providing alternative thinking(PATH) strategy to develop the reading and writing skills for the children with learning disabilities. Two children who were attending at third and forth grade in ordinary elementary school. The IQs of test with KEDI-WISC were 86 and 85 respectively. The two children's language ages were about two years lag rather than those of the normal children. AB design was utilized for this study. The results of this study were that: (a) the PATH strategy with illustration was effective to develop the reading skills for the children with learning disabilities; and (b) the PATH strategy with illustration was effective to increase the writing skills. However, the main effects to increase reading and writing skills for the children wit learning disabilities may be due to the children's concentration abilities and interests themselves which was produced by the PATH. Therefore, this study concluded that the PATH strategy with illustrate is effective to increase the reading and writing skills for the children with learning disabilities.