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The Scope and Nature of Reading Comprehension Impairments in School-Aged Children with Higher Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
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McIntryre, Nancy S.; Solari, Emily J.; Gonzalez, Joseph E.; Solomon, Marjorie; Lerro, Lindsay E.; Novotny, Stephanie; Oswald, Tasha M.; Mundy, Peter C. – Grantee Submission, 2017
This study of 8-16-year-olds was designed to test the hypothesis that reading comprehension impairments are part of the social communication phenotype for many higher-functioning students with autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). Students with HFASD (n = 81) were compared to those with high attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomatology…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Comparative Analysis
The Scope and Nature of Reading Comprehension Impairments in School-Aged Children with Higher-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
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McIntyre, Nancy S.; Solari, Emily J.; Gonzales, Joseph E.; Solomon, Marjorie; Lerro, Lindsay E.; Novotny, Stephanie; Oswald, Tasha M.; Mundy, Peter C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
This study of 8-16-year-olds was designed to test the hypothesis that reading comprehension impairments are part of the social communication phenotype for many higher-functioning students with autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). Students with HFASD (n = 81) were compared to those with high attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomatology…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
Predicting Reading Comprehension of Narrative and Expository Texts among Hebrew-Speaking Readers with and without a Reading Disability
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Primor, Liron; Pierce, Margaret E.; Katzir, Tami – Annals of Dyslexia, 2011
The aim of this study was to investigate which cognitive and reading-related linguistic skills contribute to reading comprehension of narrative and expository texts. The study examined an Israeli national database of Hebrew-speaking readers in fourth grade, from which a subsample of 190 readers with a reading disability (RD) and 190 readers with…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Reading Comprehension, Story Reading, Expository Writing