Literacy skills are important for accessing all areas of academic content as well as for
increasing quality of life. The use of shared stories to teach early literacy skills to students …

Demonstrating comprehension of text is a complex skill that is an area of difficulty for many
students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Shared story reading is an intervention that …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a shared reading intervention on
narrative story comprehension and task engagement of students with autism spectrum …

Literacy is an important skill for accessing all academic content areas, and there has been
an increased focus on using a variety of assistive technology (AT) to support the acquisition …

This study reviewed published literature to determine the level of evidence for using shared
story reading to promote literacy. Shared story reading was defined as a practice used to …

Purpose Reading involves the ability to decode and draw meaning from printed text.
Reading skill profiles vary widely among learners with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One …

Literacy may be one of the most important instructional areas for enhancing quality of life for
all students. One way to promote literacy skills is through engaging students in the shared …

Shared stories have been shown to help increase emerging literacy skills in students with
significant intellectual disabilities. One important literacy skill is the development of listening …

Almost nothing is known about the capacity of minimally verbal students with autism to
develop literacy skills. Shared reading is a regular practice in early education settings and is …

This study investigated the use of an adapted shared reading protocol with three children
with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in home settings. Using a multiple baseline across …