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Henderson-Faranda, Natalia R.; Newbury, Jayne; Sutherland, Dean – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2022
Many children on the autism spectrum have difficulty developing reading comprehension skills. This multiple phase single case design pilot study examined the impact of a computer-assisted reading tool, Reading Eggspress™, with or without teacher directed instruction on the reading comprehension skills of four children on the autism spectrum (mean…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
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Prior, Margot – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2013
Despite considerable effort, progress in "closing the gap" in literacy and in school retention in Indigenous communities is very slow. The reasons for continuing problems are many and various and are generally known at social and environmental levels. In this paper, I identify and emphasize the importance of proximal factors in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Reading Skills, Achievement Gap