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Direct linkNguyen, Neal Nghia; Leytham, Patrick; Schaefer Whitby, Peggy; Gelfer, Jeffrey I. – Reading Teacher, 2015
Reading comprehension is a critical building block for effective early literacy development. Many students with autism spectrum disorder demonstrate difficulties in reading comprehension. These difficulties may be attributed to deficits in Theory of Mind, Weak Central Coherence, and Executive Functioning. Given the rise in the number of students…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Autism, General Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Peer reviewedHarris, Sandra L.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1990
A study of five autistic children in a segregated preschool, five mainstreamed autistic children, and four nonhandicapped, integrated peers found that all of the groups made better than normative progress in language development. There were no significant differences in changes in language ability between segregated and mainstreamed autistic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autism, Language Acquisition, Language Skills
