A Multisensory Approach to Language Arts

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_9452
dc.title	A Multisensory Approach to Language Arts. The Slingerland Approach in a Californian School
dc.contributor.author	Mastropasqua Anna Chiara Angela
dc.contributor.author	Restiglian Emilia
dc.contributor.author	Tonegato Pietro
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/elle/2023/1/un-approccio-multisensoriale-per-imparare-a-legger/
dc.description.abstract	Born in the United States at the end of the last century, the Slingerland Approach is a multisensory method for literacy teaching, at the basis of which lies the assumption that language works based on a complex neurological organization which causes the automatic union of auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic stimuli at a cerebral level. This method offers the exceptional advantage of creating the conditions for the three sensory channels to be associated automatically, thus also connecting the respective association areas in the brain; this gives the child the means to overcome any (possible) difficulties that might occur in the reading-writing skills acquisition process. This article presents the results of a case study conducted at the Stellar Academy for Dyslexics in Newark (CA), a Californian school where the Slingerland Approach is applied to teaching.
dc.relation.ispartof	EL.LE
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 12 \| Issue 1 \| March 2023
dc.issued	2023-05-22
dc.dateAccepted	2023-03-01
dc.dateSubmitted	2022-05-17
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2280-6792
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2023/01/002
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Case study
dc.subject	Language Arts
dc.subject	Multisensoriality
dc.subject	Sensory channels
dc.subject	Slingerland Approach

Research Article
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The Slingerland Approach in a Californian School

Anna Chiara Angela Mastropasqua Università degli Studi di Padova, Italia

Emilia Restiglian Università degli Studi di Padova, Italia

Pietro Tonegato Università degli Studi di Padova, Italia

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abstract

Born in the United States at the end of the last century, the Slingerland Approach is a multisensory method for literacy teaching, at the basis of which lies the assumption that language works based on a complex neurological organization which causes the automatic union of auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic stimuli at a cerebral level. This method offers the exceptional advantage of creating the conditions for the three sensory channels to be associated automatically, thus also connecting the respective association areas in the brain; this gives the child the means to overcome any (possible) difficulties that might occur in the reading-writing skills acquisition process. This article presents the results of a case study conducted at the Stellar Academy for Dyslexics in Newark (CA), a Californian school where the Slingerland Approach is applied to teaching.

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May 22, 2023

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March 1, 2023

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May 17, 2022

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Keywords: Multisensoriality • Sensory channels • Language Arts • Case study • Slingerland Approach

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