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Sparapani, Nicole; Reinhardt, Vanessa P.; Hooker, Jessica L.; Morgan, Lindee; Schatschneider, Christopher; Wetherby, Amy M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
This study examined how teachers and paraprofessionals in 126 kindergarten-second grade general and special education classrooms talked with their 194 students with autism, and further, how individual student characteristics in language, autism symptoms, and social abilities influenced this talk. Using systematic observational methods and factor…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Åsberg Johnels, Jakob; Carlsson, Emilia; Norbury, Courtenay; Gillberg, Christopher; Miniscalco, Carmela – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
This study explores current reading profiles and concurrent and early predictors of reading in children with autism spectrum disorder. Before the age of 3 years, the study cohort underwent a neurodevelopmental assessment following identification in a population-based autism screening. At age 8 years, reading, language and cognition were assessed.…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Reading Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Pellecchia, Melanie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with many different levels of language and social impairment, differences in levels of cognitive impairment, varying levels of aberrant behavior, and discrepancies in the presence or amount of restrictive and repetitive behavior. The heterogeneity found within the ASD population is coupled with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Individual Characteristics, Intervention
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Mandell, David S; Stahmer, Aubyn C; Shin, Sujie; Xie, Ming; Reisinger, Erica; Marcus, Steven C – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
This randomized field trial comparing Strategies for Teaching based on Autism Research and Structured Teaching enrolled educators in 33 kindergarten-through-second-grade autism support classrooms and 119 students, aged 5-8 years in the School District of Philadelphia. Students were assessed at the beginning and end of the academic year using the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Autism, Kindergarten, Primary Education
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Titeca, Daisy; Roeyers, Herbert; Loeys, Tom; Ceulemans, Annelies; Desoete, Annemie – Infant and Child Development, 2015
Although clinical practitioners often express concerns about the mathematical functioning of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the field of mathematics remains a relatively unexplored topic in individuals with ASD. Moreover, research findings are fragmentary and hold inconclusive results. The present study aimed to examine whether…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Flores, Margaret M.; Nelson, Cynthia; Hinton, Vanessa; Franklin, Toni M.; Strozier, Shaunita D.; Terry, LaTonya; Franklin, Susan – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
There is limited research demonstrating Direct Instruction (DI) as an effective reading comprehension intervention for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and developmental disabilities (DD). Previous research has shown that DI, when portions of the program were implemented, resulted in increased skills (Flores & Ganz, 2007; Flores…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Language Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders