Obtaining of data was through a qualitative approach where half-open interviews with each child were conducted, both academic and practical work lessons were attended and the children‘s diaries about communication were examined.
Gagnaöflun fór fram með eigindlegri aðferðafræði, þar sem tekin voru hálfopin viðtöl við hvert barn, farið á vettvang bæði í bóklegar og verklegar kennslustundir og skoðaðar dagbækur barnanna um samskipti.