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Publication Date: 2020
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Teaching Children with Autism Reading Comprehension Skills Using Online Reading Instruction: Preliminary Evaluation of Headsprout Reading Comprehension
Grindle, Corinna; Kurzeja, Olivia; Tyler, Emily; Saville, Maria; Hughes, J. Carl; Hastings, Richard P.; Brown, Freddy Jackson
Journal of International Special Needs Education, v23 n1 p1-12 2020
Children with autism often exhibit difficulties with reading comprehension. Recent studies have demonstrated positive outcomes for typical learners from the internet-based reading comprehension program, Headsprout Reading Comprehensiont. In the present study, a preliminary evaluation of HRC was conducted with six children with autism. The primary aim was to investigate whether it would be feasible to use HRC with children with autism and whether any adaptations to the standard teaching procedure and extra support would be needed. A secondary aim was to investigate the potential of HRC to improve reading comprehension skills. The study used a multiple case series design with six children. Results are discussed with reference to increased reading comprehension ability in the six children and the practical strategies required to support children with autism so that they may benefit from the program.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Reading Comprehension, Outcomes of Education, Reading Difficulties, Computer Assisted Instruction, Case Studies, Elementary School Students, Computer Software, Special Schools, Reading Programs, Emergent Literacy, Reading Fluency, Reading Tests, Protocol Analysis, Test Results, Faculty Development, Oral Reading
Division of International Special Education and Services, Council for Exceptional Children. Web site: http://www.jisne.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
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