Reading Training in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Presented an adapted training material aimed at the formation of reading skills which realizes during the education process of children with autism spectrum disorders of senior preschool and primary school age at the school “Rassvet” of the Federal Resource Center for Organization of Comprehensive Support to ASD. Descriptions of typical groups of deficits that affect the process of mastering of reading skills are given, such as: the specifics of social interaction and insufficient level of development of social skills, insufficient motivation for interaction and joint activity, low level of development of an imitative reflex. Directions of work are offered and methodological recommendations for classes are given. An example of the author's blank tool for reading training is given. Studying of the letter “U” illustrates the tool. Specific tasks are presented for the studying of this grapheme. Work options for the development of spatial gnosis, auditory-visual attention and memory, the formation and development of communication skills are given.

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