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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-07-2010 | Original Paper

Teaching Children with Autism to Read for Meaning: Challenges and Possibilities

Auteurs: Judi Randi, Tina Newman, Elena L. Grigorenko

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2010

Abstract

The purpose of this literature review is to examine what makes reading for understanding especially challenging for children on the autism spectrum, most of whom are skilled at decoding and less skilled at comprehension. This paper first summarizes the research on reading comprehension with a focus on the cognitive skills and processes that are involved in gaining meaning from text and then reviews studies of reading comprehension deficits in children on the spectrum. The paper concludes with a review of reading comprehension interventions for children on the spectrum. These children can especially benefit from interventions addressing particular cognitive processes, such as locating antecedent events, generating and answering questions, locating referents, and rereading to repair understanding.

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Titel: Teaching Children with Autism to Read for Meaning: Challenges and Possibilities
Auteurs: Judi Randi
Tina Newman
Elena L. Grigorenko
Publicatiedatum: 01-07-2010
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2010
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-0938-6

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