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Direct linkCarlin Conner; Jill H. Allor; Stephanie Al Otaiba; Paul Yovanoff; Lauren LeJeune – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2024
This study examined the response of two students in the Southwestern United States with autism spectrum disorder and IQ in the intellectual disability range to a comprehensive, text-based reading intervention. The intervention, "Friends on the Block," includes multiple strands of literacy providing explicit instruction in phonics,…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Intervention
Hua, Youjia; Woods-Groves, Suzanne; Kaldenberg, Erica R.; Scheidecker, Bethany J. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2013
We investigated the effectiveness of using constant time delay (CTD) with young adults with intellectual disability on their vocabulary acquisition and retention, as well as expository reading comprehension. Four learners, ages 19 to 21 years, from a postsecondary education program for individuals with disabilities participated in the study.…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Comprehension, Mental Retardation, Young Adults
Knight, Victoria F.; Spooner, Fred; Browder, Diane M.; Smith, Bethany R.; Wood, Charles L. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Literacy in science is important for all students and is one component of access and progress in the general education curriculum. One barrier to science literacy for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is the extensive amount of vocabulary involved in comprehending science content. Based on the inherent link between vocabulary knowledge…
Descriptors: Autism, Scientific Concepts, Mental Retardation, Task Analysis
Ganz, Jennifer B.; Boles, Margot B.; Goodwyn, Fara D.; Flores, Margaret M. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Although electronic tools such as handheld computers have become increasingly common throughout society, implementation of such tools to improve skills in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities has lagged in the professional literature. However, the use of visual scripts for individuals with disabilities, particularly those…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning, Vocabulary Development, Visual Stimuli
Whalon, Kelly J.; Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Delano, Monica E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Legislation mandates that all children, including children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), be taught to read in ways that are consistent with reading research and target the five components of evidence-based reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies. This review synthesized…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Reading Fluency, Autism
