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Westerveld, Marleen F.; Paynter, Jessica; Brignell, Amanda; Reilly, Sheena – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
This study used data from a prospective community-based sample and compared the code-related emergent literacy skills (phonological awareness and letter knowledge) of 4-year-old children with ASD (n = 36) to their peers without ASD (n = 36), matched for age, gender, socio-economic status, language ability, and nonverbal cognition. We also compared…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Macdonald, Dianne; Luk, Gigi; Quintin, Eve-Marie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
A portion of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit a strength in early word reading referred to as hyperlexia (HPL), yet it remains unclear what mechanisms underlie this strength. Typically developing children (TD) acquire phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge and language skills as precursors to word reading. We compared these…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Phonology, Emergent Literacy