This is continued from the previous blogs on how to teach a child with Asperger’s syndrome in the classroom. Here are some tips on teaching a child with Asperger’s syndrome to read.
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Set a routine
Spend time creating and planning active, structured visual and purposeful instruction.
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Be a model to them
Model what the children with asperger’s need to know and how they need to learn.
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Help them practice
Provide them with multiple opportunities for practice.
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Make reading fun, not a chore.
Use visual and audio materials such as music and games. It is important to spark their enthusiasm. They are eager to read books that are based on specific interests commonly trains, animals, food, calendars, or television characters. Using mulitisensory activities for children with aspergers, that are consistent can help them learn.
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Use a phonetic approach
Help autistic students make connections to self, words, and the outside world. For example, when teaching jump, jump with them.
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Clues, stories, and comic strips
Social stories and comic strip conversation turn an abstract situation into concrete representation. Social stories use a brief narrative that describes a situation and relevant social cues. Comic strip conversations promote social understanding by using simple pictures and other symbols in a comic strip format.
Books related to this topic:
A Land We Can Share: Teaching Literacy to Students With Autism
