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Carnahan, Christina R.; Williamson, Pamela S. – Exceptional Children, 2013
Using a single-subject reversal design, this study evaluated the use of a compare-contrast strategy on the ability of students with autism spectrum disorder to comprehend science text. Three middle school students with high-functioning autism and their teacher participated in this study. A content analysis comparing the number of meaning units in…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Content Analysis, Middle School Students
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Gately, Susan E. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
It is a challenge for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to integrate language, social understanding, and emotional intent of messages to understand their social world. They often have deficits in language and social cognition and difficulty interpreting and labeling emotions and incorporating or integrating each of these aspects of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Text Structure, Protocol Analysis, Autism