On November 10, 2026, the “Co-Author Reading” Book Club will hold a webinar as part of the “Science in Publications” series, with the support of the MSUPE Boiling Point. The webinar will focus on “Cognitive Predictors of Academic Achievement in Children with ASD: Mathematics and Reading in Primary School”.
Despite the growing number of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in mainstream education, the mechanisms underlying their academic achievement remain insufficiently understood. Two recent research articles published in the journals “Modern Foreign Psychology” and “Clinical Psychology and Special Education” shed light on why acquiring basic academic skills can be challenging for children with ASD and how differences in their cognitive profiles affect learning.
During the webinar, we will discuss findings from both a theoretical review of existing research and new empirical studies that help identify the cognitive functions underlying mathematics and reading skills in primary school children with ASD.
The following questions will be discussed:
- Intelligence or memory: which is more important?
- Are executive functions the strongest predictors of mathematics achievement?
- What role do spatial abilities play?
- Why does accurate word reading not always mean reading comprehension?
- How are memory and nonverbal intelligence associated with reading performance?
- How do these findings advance our understanding of how children with ASD learn?
The webinar will be of interest to psychologists, primary school teachers, special education teachers, speech therapists, tutors, and other professionals supporting children with ASD, as well as parents seeking to better understand how their children develop reading and mathematics skills.
Speakers:
Daria S. Pereverzeva, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Senior Research Fellow at the Research Laboratory of the Federal Resource Center for Comprehensive Support of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Olga A. Uskova, Junior Research Fellow at the Federal Resource Center for Comprehensive Support of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education.
Anna A. Ilyuntseva, Junior Research Fellow at the Federal Resource Center for Comprehensive Support of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education.
Recommended Reading
Pereverzeva, D.S., Mamokhina, U.A., Ilyuntseva, A.A., Uskova, O.A. (2025). Cognitive Factors in the Acquisition of Mathematical Skills by Primary School Children with ASD. Modern Foreign Psychology, 14(3), 182–191. https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2025140315
Mamokhina, U.A., Pereverzeva, D.S., Uskova, O.A., Ilyuntseva, A.A. (2026). Reading Acquisition Profiles in Primary School Children with ASD. Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 15(3), 217–237. https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2026150311
Date and time: November 10 (Tuesday), 2026, at 3:00 p.m. (Moscow time).
Format: Online (MTS Link platform).
Webinar coordinator: Anna V. Shekhorina, shehorinaav@mgppu.ru
Curator of the “Co-Author Reading” Book Club: Anna A. Shvedovskaya, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Head of the Department of Information and Publishing Projects, Associate Professor at the L.F. Obukhova Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Educational Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education.
The Book Club meeting is supported by the MSUPE Boiling Point.
Schedule of webinars and meetings of the “Science in Publications” project for 2026.