What is it about?

This article explains the effects of the use of a self-regulated reading comprehension strategy via iPads and digital text annotation for middle school students with autism.

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Why is it important?

This is important because more and more students have access to tablets and electronic versions of text in school, and because many students with autism are able to decode words, but struggle with fluency and comprehension.

Perspectives

One of the participants responded "I never knew I had to do any of that while I was reading! No wonder I didn't understand it!"

Sarah Howorth
University of Maine System

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This page is a summary of: Effects of TWA-Supported Digitally on Comprehension of Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1, Journal of Special Education Technology, October 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0162643418801808.
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