ERIC Number: EJ1466743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1088-3576
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4829
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A Meta-Analysis of Single-Case Research on Technology-Aided Reading Interventions for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
So Yeon Kim1; Rose A. Mason1; Mandy Rispoli2; John L. Davis3; Catharine Lory4; Emily Gregori5; Carly A. Roberts6; Denise Whitford1; Danni Wang1
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v40 n1 p3-14 2025
Despite the wide usage of technology in educational settings, the overall evidence base of technology-aided reading interventions for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has not been fully investigated. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to quantify the effects of technology-aided reading interventions for students with ASD and determine if participant and intervention characteristics moderate intervention effects. Reviewed articles were systematically identified and evaluated for methodological rigor according to design standards suggested by What Works Clearinghouse (WWC). A total of 13 single-case studies that met the WWC standards (50%) were analyzed for effects using Tau-U and yielded 50 separate effect sizes with 33 participants. Results of this study found a moderate overall effect of 0.89 (CI[subscript 95] [0.83, 0.96]) for technology-aided reading interventions, and variables associated with using time delay moderated reading outcomes.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Research, Reading Instruction, Intervention, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; 2University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA; 3University of Texas-San Antonio, USA; 4University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA; 5University of Illinois-Chicago, USA; 6University of Washington, Seattle, USA