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ERIC Number: ED577462
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Feb
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-
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Reading and Math Achievement Profiles and Longitudinal Growth Trajectories of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Wei, Xin; Christiano, Elizabeth R.A.; Yu, Jennifer W.; Wagner, Mary; Spiker, Donna
Grantee Submission
This study examined the reading and math achievement profiles and longitudinal growth trajectories of a nationally representative sample of children ages 6 through 9 with an ASD. Four distinct achievement profiles were identified: higher-achieving (39%), hyperlexia (9%), hypercalculia (20%), and lower-achieving (32%). Children with hypercalculia and lower-achieving profiles were more likely to be from low socioeconomic families and had lower functional cognitive skills than the higher-achieving profile. All four profiles lost ground in passage comprehension over time. Slower improvement occurred for the higher-achieving group on letter-word identification, the hyperlexia group on conversation abilities, and the hypercalculia group on calculation and functional cognitive skills relative to the lower-achieving group. [This paper was published in "Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice" v19 n2 p200-210 Feb 2015 (EJ1050972).]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Social Skills Rating System; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A120012; HRD1130088
Author Affiliations: N/A