learn how to teach reading comprehension in a self-contained classroom using visual strategies during daily lessons
Are you needing practical tips and advice on how to teach reading comprehension skills to your students or homeschool child with autism? Read this blog post to learn where to start.
Navigating reading programs for autism spectrum disorders is tough. After my last post many readers asked for resources to help in their classrooms.
learn how to teach reading comprehension in a self-contained classroom using visual strategies during daily lessons
Here are 4 practical, simple and effective evidence-based strategies that will help students with autism reading comprehension skills.
Comprehension is usually my students lowest skill. Many of my students with Autism can nail routine skills that are straightforward and black and white, but when it comes to less concrete skills, they fall apart. Here are some strategies that I use in my classroom to start at the bottom and build up comprehension skills. For […]
One of the struggles teachers and parents have with a student who has Autism and other learning difficulties is getting them to comprehend what they...
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Due to his Autism, one thing Garrett has always struggled with is reading. Originally, we weren't sure if he would ever be able to read due to his ASD but over the years he has worked hard and does read. However, he 's still not at the level of reading that I think he could be at, even with his diagnosis. Recently I was given the opportunity to review ASD Reading, a reading program designed for children ages 4-15 who are on the autism spectrum that teaches reading and writing to a third-grade level (Lexile score of 750). Using a similar structure as the original Reading Kingdom program designed for neurotypical kids, the ASD Reading program incorporates a number of modifications and additional formats making it more effective for students on the spectrum. We've been working hard on reading with the kids, mostly focusing on phonics. But let's admit it, when it comes to phonics, English is confusing for kids. Why is BIND pronounced B-EYE-ND but WIND is pronounced WAHY-ND and how do we explain to them when these changes in vowel sounds occur? We try to teach them to sound out words but this only works if the word follows the set rules and can be sounded out. Many words just don't follow the norm. ASD Reading is a browser-based reading that understands that phonics and sounding out words will work only with limited success. It is designed by Dr Marion Blank who is a world-renowned expert on literacy. ASD Reading requires no prerequisite skills - even those who are nonverbal can use the program and provides customized instructions that adapt to your child's skills to read, write and comprehend the written language. The program is very thoughtfully presented with cute backgrounds, rewarding animations when children answer questions correctly, changing scenery and engaging activities. With a child like Garrett who easily bores, this was exactly what he needed to keep his attention focused on what he was doing. Lessons are fairly short (taking about 10-15 minutes a day) but geared towards learning letter locations on the keyboard as well as repetition, recognition, and recollection of words. It is recommended that the student uses the program for at least 4 days or more a week, with 1-2 sessions each day in order for the program to work most optimally. How We Used It: Garrett has become significantly more independent when it comes to using the computer during his school time, so after the initial login and set up required by me, I simply put a link to ASD Reading on the Bookmark Bar so that Garrett could easily access the program. Then, each day I would just tell him "Garrett, go to your Dinosaur program" (The animation at the beginning of each lesson is of a dinosaur) and he could log in on his own. Each level consists of 6 books containing activities that help students learn to read, spell and write words used in each book. Each book builds upon the previous learned book, helping to build word recognition and also helps to build confidence. These activities include things such as asking the child to first type a word they might already know. If they do not know the word, then the activities gear towards repetition and recognition to help the child become familiar with the word before moving on to the next word. Then, when the original word is repeated in the sequence, the student is quickly able to recognize the word. Garrett seems to enjoy almost all of the activities he's encountered with ASD Reading, with one exception - the typing skills activity show in the picture above. While he has a pretty good understanding of letter placement on the keyboard, he does find the task tedious as he gets bored with it very quickly as it typically involves around 80-100 keystrokes at a slow pace. Activities are scored and students are made aware of what score they need to achieve in order to progress to the next level in their "passport" and move through the program. Garrett is still working on achieving his level 2 in his passport and each time he uses the program he gets closer to the intended goal. Some of the activities are on a timer. Initially, Garrett was getting rather frustrated with the program because he was running out of time before he was able to answer the question. This is super common for Autistic kids - it takes a few seconds for those gears in their brains to engage. Luckily, a few days after we started the program, we received an email from Reading Kingdom letting us know a few tips and tricks for using ASD Reading, one of which was how to slow the program down through the parent dashboard to allow users more time to answer the questions. This was a game changer for Garrett. He went from hating the program initially to really enjoying it - with the exception to that typing skills portion. Parents are able to see a progress report that shows how the child is progressing through the program. This shows how many days per week the child uses the program on average, as well as how they are progressing with the program. Garrett is currently still in level 1, as he works on the program once a day/three times a week (sometimes more). By clicking on the child's name, you can then see a slightly more detailed list that shows what book your child is working on for that section, what words they are currently learning and how their overall progress is. Finally, a parent can choose to download a report in Excel spreadsheet format. Overall, this program seems like a great addition to any reading curriculum for autistic students. The confidence that Garrett has achieved in word recognition has really become apparent as he progresses through the program as well as in his classwork when he has to read aloud with our other curriculum. For more information on ASD Reading, visit their website. You can also visit them on the following social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/readingkingdom Twitter: https://twitter.com/readingkingdom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/readingkingdom/
This is adapted reading comprehension. There are two short stories with a set of 5 basic questions each. They have 4 visual choices for each question. ...
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
I was reading a discussion in a forum online recently in which a parent or teacher (I don't remember which) asked for advice about how to teach reading to students with autism. The forum was
One of the struggles teachers and parents have with a student who has Autism and other learning difficulties is getting them to comprehend what they...
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
Need a way to teach reading to your child with autism? Whether your child is non-verbal or speaking, ASD Reading is a great online reading program.
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Students with language based disabilities, such as autism, frequently have trouble demonstrating comprehension of text and language. Here are some strategies for teaching students to comprehend what they’ve read and heard. Being able to answer WH questions can be very difficult when you have a language based disability. It requires lots and lots of practice ... Read More about Help Your Students Comprehend Text And Language Better
Is there a better way? Should you use Phonics or Sight Words when teaching reading to students with Autism? Read more to find out the best approach!
Are you looking for ways to teach reading comprehension strategies to autistic students? This blog gives you 3 ways to utilize pictures....
Because of my delayed speech, language development and understanding, I experienced difficulties with reading, writing and comprehension. My vocabulary was also rather limited too. I didn’t really understand that things like nouns were to do with naming things. In addition I didn’t fully appreciate that adjectives were words used for…
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
Is there a better way? Should you use Phonics or Sight Words when teaching reading to students with Autism? Read more to find out the best approach!
Autism can affect a child’s language and social skills. Read on for teacher tips on teaching children with autism how to read. We know autism can affect a child’s language and social skills. Such a delay can affect reading readiness, comprehension skills, and how a child learns in general. This...
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26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
April has arrived and autism acceptance month is here! If you are looking for some book suggestions to read for Autism acceptance month I have compiled a list below. These books are centered around autistic individuals or promote the idea of neurodiversity. Firstly, this list includes the books that I put on display in our
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
Reading comprehension & WH questions resources: strategies, tips, printables, activities, worksheets, & information on hyperlexia & comprehension
April has arrived and autism acceptance month is here! If you are looking for some book suggestions to read for Autism acceptance month I have compiled a list below. These books are centered around autistic individuals or promote the idea of neurodiversity. Firstly, this list includes the books that I put on display in our
Reading comprehension for Special Education and autism with leveled reading passages and data sheets to track IEP goal skills. What better way is there for our visual learners to comprehend what they have read, than to be able to reread the text and see the picture on each page! Mix and match the pages to suit your student’s learning needs (they are not numbered for this purpose). Each step brings your student one step closer to independently providing written or verbal responses! This set of 10 leveled readers provides repetition for your student to remember each answer. The strategies used in this set are: • Tracing the responses • Draw a line to the correct picture • Sequencing events (first, next, last/1,2,3) • Bubble in the answer • Independent written or verbal responses • DATA SHEETS INCLUDED to record responses for IEP documentation. Just print, trim pages where indicated (picture in action is included with download), 3 staples on the left side…and enjoy in your classroom TODAY! SUGGESTED IEP GOAL ALIGNMENT: Given reading comprehension strategies (tracing the answer, matching the answer, sequencing events, choose correct answer, and write the answers), and early reader text with visuals, STUDENT will select or write the correct responses, in 4 out of 5 consecutive opportunities, with 80% accuracy, by MONTH, YEAR. Terms Copyright © AutismEducators.com. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clip art credits. For more FREE activities Go to AutismEducators. com For related READING COMPREHENSION strategies, please click on the links listed below: SEQUENCING EVENTS WITH PICTURES Sequencing Events with Pictures and Text Task Cards for Autism/Special Education AUTISM READING COMPREHENSION BOOKLETS (Set #1) Autism Reading Comprehension Booklets and Data Sheets AUTISM READING AND COMPREHENSION BOOKLETS (Set #2) Autism Reading Comprehension Booklets and Data Sheets SET 2 SPECIAL EDUCATION VISUAL SENTENCE BUILDING Special Education Visual Sentence Building for Early Readers
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
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Do your students struggle to show that they are able to comprehend what they have read? Being able to demonstrate comprehension is a vital life skill. Here is how we target reading comprehension in my self-contained special education classroom. Many of my students have language based disabilities. The more words (spoken or written), the more ... Read More about Functional Reading Comprehension Instruction In Special Ed.
Can you homeschool your autistic child? Is it even legal to homeschool an autistic child? Yes and Yes!! In this post I answer the most common questions that come up when wondering... can you homeschool your autistic child?
learn how to teach reading comprehension in a self-contained classroom using visual strategies during daily lessons
Autism Reading Comprehension Worksheets with DATA and IEP Goals - a set of 30 printable worksheets! Read, mark, and color! Your students will practice answering multiple choice questions by "marking" or "bubbling in" the answer with their pencils. They will enjoy coloring the pictures, while getting some extra fine motor skills practice, too! * DATA SHEET AND IEP GOAL ALIGNMENT INCLUDED: SUGGESTED IEP GOALS: By MONTH, YEAR, given a short paragraph and a picture related to the text, STUDENT will read and answer up to three multiple choice questions by marking the answer independently, with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 opportunities. By MONTH, YEAR, given a short paragraph read with assistance by an adult, and a picture related to the text, STUDENT will read and answer up to three multiple choice questions by marking the answer with support when needed, with 80% accuracy, in 4 out of 5 opportunities. Thank you so much for your support and continued loyalty! Enjoy! Debbie ** Please follow AUTISM EDUCATORS to be notified of new products, freebies, and upcoming sales, by clicking on the “Follow” star at the top of the page.** For more FREE activities Go to AutismEducators. com Find AUTISM EDUCATORS on Pinterest: Autism Educators on PINTEREST Terms Copyright © AutismEducators.com. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clip art credits.
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
