Powerpoint Programında Hazırlanan Okuma Materyalinin 12-13 Yaşlarında Kaynaştırma Programına Devam Eden Hafif Düzeyde Zihinsel Engelli Öğrencilerin Okuduğunu Anlama Becerisine Etkisi
THE EFFECT OF READING MATARIAL DEVELOPED IN POWERPOINT SOFTWARE ON READING COMPREHENSION SKILL OF STUDENTS AGED 12-13 YEARS WITH MILD MENTAL RETARDATION IN INCLUSION PROGRAMS
Yazar: Atik Çatak, Ayşenur; Tekinarslan, Erkan
Dergi: Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol. 8 No. 2, 2015
Anahtar kelimeler: PowerPoint programý,hafif düzeyde zihinsel engelli öðrenciler,okuduðunu anlama ; PowerPoint software,mild mentally retarded students,reading comprehension

Bu çalýþmanýn amacý PowerPoint sunu programýyla hazýrlanan okuma materyalininhafif düzeyde zihinsel engelli öðrencilerin okuduðunu anlama becerisi üzerindeki etkisiniaraþtýrmaktýr. Araþtýrmada PowerPoint programýnda hazýrlanan okuma materyaliyle hafifdüzeyde zihinsel engelli öðrencilerin okuduðu kelimeyi, cümleyi ve metini anlamadüzeylerinin geliþimi saðlanmaya çalýþýlmýþtýr.Araþtýrmada tek-denekli araþtýrma modellerinden AB modeli kullanýlmýþtýr.Araþtýrmanýn katýlýmcýlarý ilköðretim okuluna devam eden kaynaþtýrmadan yararlanan üçzihinsel engelli öðrencidir. Araþtýrma, baþlama düzeyi verisi toplama ve uygulama süreciolmak üzere iki aþamada gerçekleþtirilmiþtir. Baþlama düzeyinde ve uygulama sürecinde veritoplamak amacýyla; okuduðu kelimeyi anlama, cümleyi anlama ve metini anlama becerisinigeliþtirmek amacýyla hazýrlanan slaytlar kullanýlmýþ, elde edilen veriler kayýt formlarýnakaydedilmiþ, veriler grafiksel olarak analiz edilmiþtir.Elde edilen verilere göre, PowerPoint programýyla geliþtirilen ve görselliðin önplanda olduðu materyallerin öðrencilerin kelimeyi, cümleyi ve metni somutlaþtýrmasýna veanlamlandýrmasýna yardýmcý olduðu görülmüþtür. Sonuç olarak, PowerPoint sunuprogramýyla hazýrlanan okuma materyalinin hafif düzeyde zihinsel engelli öðrencilerinokuduðunu anlama becerilerini geliþtirmede etkili olduðu düþünülmektedir.

The purpose this study was to investigate the effect of reading material prepared withPowerPoint software on the reading comprehension skills of students with mild mentalretardation. In the study, the improvement processes of the mild mentally retarded students’reading comprehension levels were examined by using the reading materal prepared inPowerPoint software.The AB design model, a single-subject design model, was used in the study. Thesubjects in the research were three mild mentally retarded children attending the integrationclass in a state primary school. The research was carried out in two phases, data collection at thestart-level and application process. In order to collect data in the start-level and applicationprocess, material for determining the level of understanding a vocabulary item that they read,vocabulary cards, a data recording form for understanding the vocabulary, sentence readingcards, a data recording form for understanding the sentence, texts that were readindependently, a data recording form for understanding the texts were prepared and used. Theresearch was categorized under four sub-categories: reading comprehension skill, vocabularyunderstanding, sentence understanding, and text understanding. The material was applied andthe collected data were interpreted in the light of graphical analysis.According to the findings, the material, that is prepared in PowerPoint program inwhich visuality stands in the forefront, helps the students make concrete and give meaning tothe word, sentence and the text. As a result, the use of the reading material prepared inPowerPoint is useful in improving the reading comprehension skills of mild mentally retardedstudents.