Drawing a Blank Improving Comprehension for Readers on the Autism Spectrum
Language: English
Published by Future Horizons Inc, 2025
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2nd edition. 390 pages. 11.00x8.50x11.00 inches. In Stock.
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- Title
- Drawing a Blank Improving Comprehension for Readers on the Autism Spectrum
- Author
- Iland, Emily D.
- Publisher
- Future Horizons Inc
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1963367405
- ISBN 13
- 9781963367409
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 0.67 kilograms
A lot of kids with autism have problems with reading comprehension. This book provides practical, easy-to-teach methods for improving both vocabulary and comprehension. Some of the tools include teaching synonyms, looking up pictures on the internet to teach nouns, and using lists of words with different shades of emotional meaning such as naughty, bad, and evil. I highly recommend this book for use with all individuals who have problems with reading comprehension. — Temple Grandin, Ph.D., author of Thinking in Pictures and The Way I See It series
Help Autistic Individuals Improve Reading Comprehension
Although they may be excellent readers, those with autism often need support for comprehension. Comprehension difficulties are subtle, qualitative, and difficult to tease out. As a result, reading comprehension problems are often overlooked or unaddressed. Many students struggle in silence.
This is where Drawing a Blank comes in. Even the most competent educational professionals in general education and special education have limited training and experience helping autistic readers. Using a clearly stated and well-organized approach, Drawing a Blank provides educational professionals and parents with the tools to improve comprehension for good readers who have comprehension difficulties.
This book explains where and why comprehension failure occurs and offers evidence-based and promising practices to use, based on a thorough assessment of a student's needs. The information can also be helpful for readers who struggle with both decoding and comprehension.
This second edition describes new evidence-based interventions and 15 new research summaries on how to implement them.
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