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Which reading program helps children with autism with comprehension?
I used various phonics primers (preschool) to help my son learn to read. Now he can read nonsense words at his current grade level but has very low comprehension. What techniques or reading programs could help him improve vocabulary and understanding of the material he reads and listens too?
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Parents of children with autism discussed ways to build reading comprehension, especially for kids who can decode words but struggle to... Read more
I second the lindamood bell vizualizing and verbalizing books. We are doing a couple of them with my 9 yr old son and it's helpibg his comprehension so much!
Dylan can identify tons of objects - he cannot identify groups - he can identify some sight words but not much comprehension and can only spell cat and dog. He is 11. I am trying to read to him - but he isn't listening. Even when I over do the voice. I was reading a book he picked then after I was done - and the book was put away I asked what did we just do - he said "yes". I said did we read a book - he said "yes" - I said did you eat a frog - he said "yes" ... some days I am just not strong enough. Some days I just give him the iPad with the app that goes over words so he can see and hear words - when I am too stressed to work with him. I need more patience and better tools. And a nap - I need a nap! :)
Wow, @A MyAutismTeam Member LoveandLearning.com looks fantastic. We have to share these resources!!
Oh, @A MyAutismTeam Member, you have to tell me about the books. It sounds like you are using books for the child to read. I only read the V/V instruction manual and adapted it to our regular reading....and talking!!
@LisaMays, I move around the house. Studies show that moving study areas help children generalize their studies. It sounds like your son protests WORKing. Which I get a lot of too. But, I dig in! because my guy needs the extra work. I do have a list of things to talk about in a picture, from Nanci Bell's book, "Visualizing and Verbalizing". She calls them structure words and they are listed in the order of importance. Sometimes, our guys like to look and talk about the details first and we direct them to talk about what is most important in the picture and what leads to the main idea of the picture, paragraph, story or book. The key words are: what, size, color, number, shape, where, movement, mood, background, perspective, when and sound. With this system he's beginning to learn WHAT to tell about. Now, if I can get him to print his own images in his head when reading words. That's next.
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I am currently looking for suggestions, ideas, or strategies to teach the concept of reading and comprehension to a kindergartener.
Anyone with a high-functioning ASD child that has trouble reading?
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