Widgit wonders
A pilot study exploring Widgit Online assistive technology in mainstream primary schools for supporting children with learning differences
Person
Katherine Gulliver, Dr
Lecturer and Researcher at Plymouth University
Katherine Gulliver is a Lecturer and Researcher in Education and Early Childhood Studies at the University of Plymouth. Her research focus draws on innovative methodological approaches for young children and children with additional learning needs to contribute to research about their lives. Katherine’s interests in children’s rights, equitable and quality provision and social justice have led her to explore quality in mainstream provision, inclusive education and children’s own lived experiences of inequalities.
Katherine Gulliver's contributions
Promoting inclusive pedagogies with Widgit Online graphic symbols in mainstream primary schools
The systematic graphic symbol programme Widgit Online (WO), features more than 20,000 symbols, templates and activities. Research into Widgit symbols has seen value in its use for children with...
Continue reading blog post黑料网911 Research Commission 2019–2020: Competing discourses in early childhood education and care
Tensions, impacts and democratic alternatives across the UK’s four nations
Competing discourses in early childhood education and care
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) has developed to meet different aims to encourage children’s holistic development; embed attitudes consistent with lifelong learning; facilitate...
Exploring early years degrees and graduate employment outcomes
Degree-qualified practitioners contribute to the quality of early years education and improve children’s outcomes. However, little is known about the content and structure of early years...
Continue reading blog post
Inclusive Education
The Inclusive Education SIG provides a forum for critical discussion about all aspects of Inclusive education. Our concerns are with the substantive, methodological and ethical aspects of research...
