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Brittany Marshall1, Carl Myers1
1Western Kentucky University, KY, Bowling Green, USA.
Abstract:
Reading comprehension deficits are common for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) but there are few studies that have examined specific strategies for teaching reading comprehension to this population. The current study investigated the effect of embedding the restricted interests (RI) of two high school students with ASD in text on reading comprehension performance using a single-subject, multi-element research design. Neither participant showed an increase in the number of relevant words shared during oral retell and only one participant showed an increase in the percent of correctly answered reading comprehension questions. Embedding the RI in text more frequently did not impact reading comprehension performance. The results indicate there are potential variables that may limit the effect of embedding the RI of students with ASD in text on reading comprehension.
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