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Zajic, Matthew Carl; Solari, Emily Jane; McIntyre, Nancy Susan; Lerro, Lindsay; Mundy, Peter Clive – Grantee Submission, 2021
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) demonstrate heterogeneous writing skills that are generally lower than their typically developing (TD) peers and similar to peers with attention difficulties like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Recent evidence suggests children with ASD spend less time engaging in writing tasks…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Writing Skills, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Zajic, Matthew; Dunn, Michael; Berninger, Virginia – Topics in Language Disorders, 2019
This study investigated literacy learning in students with specific kinds of language challenges at a specific stage of schooling--transition to high school--when the language requirements of the curriculum can be especially challenging. For this exploratory research, a case study approach was adopted that compared 2 adolescent boys both with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Oral Language, Written Language
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Burth, Jeanne Hager; McConnell, Michelle – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2017
Using writing to allow children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to express how they are feeling or to stimulate thinking about a social situation will allow the students the opportunity to strengthen social and emotional intelligences. By giving prompts about different social and emotional situations or ideas to children, the teacher allows…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Emotional Intelligence, Autism
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Gillies, Ann – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2013
This qualitative study describes the experience of a cross-age tutoring intervention for three PreKindergarten/Kindergarten-aged students with autism and their fourth grade general education tutors. Data were collected in an inclusive environment; the school library. Three fourth grade general education cross-age tutors were trained to use a…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Tutoring, Autism, Kindergarten
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Hughes, Elizabeth M.; Hunt-Barron, Sarah; Wagner, Jennifer Young; Evering, Lea Calvert – Teacher Educator, 2014
This promising practice explores the use of young adult literature as a supplement to texts in an undergraduate introduction to a special education course. Literature portraying adolescent characters with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were used to build schema of preservice teachers. Participants' knowledge and attitudes about ASD were examined…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study, Preservice Teachers
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Brown, Heather M.; Klein, Perry D. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
This research compared the written compositions of 16 adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders and 16 neurotypical control participants, and examined the influence of theory of mind on their writing. Participants ranging in age from 17 years to 42 years, matched on Vocabulary subtest scores from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Writing Skills
Chauncey, Caroline, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) Confronting the Autism Epidemic: New Expectations for Children with Autism Means a New Role for Public Schools (Kate McKenna); (2) Internet Research 101:…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Autism, Internet, Public Schools