Research Fair

I went to the research fair on Tuesday. I walked in feeling really out of place- I didn't know what I was supposed to do, did people really want to waste their time telling me about the research they're doing? It's not like I can do anything for them but listen anyway. So I tried to stay invisible and just observe for most of it. However, I found one display that really interested me. It was about using picture books to increase the comprehension of children with Asperger's Syndrome. That caught my eye because this term in English I wrote a technical report about Asperger's and various teaching methods. Since I knew a little bit about it, I decided to go talk with the presenter. Her theory was very interesting. Since children with AS can't usually read social cues, facial expressions, or body language, they fall behind in communication skills. However, since picture books have exaggerated features and still images,children are better able to clue into the expression and understand what it means. The fair was better than I expected, that's my review.