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Reading Challenges and Barriers Faced by Students with Autism

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Reading Challenges and Barriers Faced by Students with Autism

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Difficulty with inferencing and understanding implied meanings.

Challenges with central coherence, leading to a focus on details rather than the main idea.

Difficulties with social communication and understanding the social context of stories.

Literal interpretation of language, struggling with figurative language, idioms, and sarcasm.

Sensory sensitivities that can make reading environments or materials (e.g., font, paper texture) challenging.

Executive function deficits impacting organization, planning, and monitoring comprehension.

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Phonics: Connecting sounds to letters for reading and writing.

Phonemic Awareness: Hearing and manipulating individual sounds in spoken words (no letters involved).

Phonemic awareness is about hearing sounds; phonics is about linking those sounds to letters.

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Students work on adaptive exercises in phonics, word recognition, and comprehension.

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I have used this program for several years. It is ideal in many ways. It starts off heaviliy phonics and phonemic Awareness then moves to other areas of reading after mastery is achieved. The student must pass "worlds" to go the next word. They will need to master the Phonemeic Awareness and Phonics first. Highly engaging and ideal for students with Autism because the student interface is designed to be calm and quiet, helping students focus on the learning tasks without unnecessary visual clutter.

To add, this program is made by Renaissance which also makes FLorida state standards test so it is highly aligned to our state's high stakes test standards.

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Lalilo by Renaissance | Practice and instruction on Foundational Literacy skills

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Sign up and invite parents remotely for home access to phonics and reading lessons.

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Montessori Words and Phonics: This app explicitly teaches that words are made of sounds (phonemes). Children can touch letter boxes to hear the corresponding sounds, directly targeting phonemic awareness.

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Montessori Words & Phonics - Apps on Google Play

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Learn word building, reading, writing and spelling - 320 phonics-enabled words

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Phonological Awareness Lab (PAL): This app uses a game format to target various phonological awareness skills, including blending and segmenting sounds, which are key to phonemic awareness.

I think this is good for children with ASD because the explicit instruction, game-based format, and opportunities for repetition can be particularly well-suited to the learning styles and needs of many children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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page-head { border-bottom:none !important; margin: 0 auto 25px!important; padding: 0px 0px!important; width: 910px!important; display:none!important; } Phonological Awareness Lab (PAL) is a fun, multi-level game specifically designed to improve phonological awareness in children. Designed by a certified speech-language pathologist, PAL incorporates a

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Reading fluency is the ability to read text accurately, at a good pace, and with appropriate expression (also called prosody).

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High Interest texts for readers The website features booklists, author interviews, and tips on choosing quality children's literature to foster a love of reading and much more for educators and parents.

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Reading Rockets is a valuable resource that can support children with ASD in several ways, focusing on evidence-based strategies and understanding their unique learning profiles:

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Explore reading basics as well as the key role of background knowledge and motivation in becoming a lifelong reader and learner. Watch our PBS Launching Young Readers series and try our self-paced Reading 101 course to deepen your understanding.

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This app uses AI to provide real-time feedback as a child reads aloud. It corrects pronunciation, tracks words per minute, and offers comprehension questions. The adaptive leveling ensures the child is always reading appropriately challenging material.

Parents say their children with autism suggest that the app's features, such as the read-aloud function and the lack of distracting elements, can be particularly helpful in improving reading skills and comprehension in a supportive and self-paced environment

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‎Readability’s award-winning Smart Reading & Comprehension Learning App gives your child the effectiveness of 1-on-1 tutoring. Our breakthrough voice-based technology LISTENS while your child READS, highlighting, and correcting any problem words. Kids from kindergarten to 6th grade will improve thei…

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‎Reading SpeThis app focuses directly on increasing reading speed and accuracy through repeated readings of short, engaging texts. 

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I like this app for children with ASD because The app provides audio modeling of fluent reading. This can be particularly helpful for auditory learners and those who may struggle with decoding. Hearing a fluent reader can provide a clear target and improve prosody (expression).

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I use this app to practice reading fluency/speed. It's very friendly and easy to use. It provides partial texts in increasing difficulty and at the end the number of words read in a minute. Reader needs to achieve speed level to open next level. Also, readers earn coins but I haven't figure out what are they for. Highly recommended !!!
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‎** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom's Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com, TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** Reading Fluency Builder quickly develops your child's reading speed to meet grade level expectations. Reading fluency is a key prerequisite if your child is struggling with...

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‎the engaging animations and clear pronunciation help build a foundation for fluent reading by making word recognition automatic. Recognizing sight words quickly contributes significantly to reading fluency.dless Reader

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The adorable "Endless Monsters" and the fun animations that illustrate the meaning of words are highly engaging. This playful environment can increase motivation and make learning feel less like work, which is beneficial for children who may struggle with attention or have negative associations with learning.

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** App Store's Editor's Choice **

*From the team at ORIGINATOR - the creators of the beloved Endless Alphabet and Sesame Street's Monster at the End of This Book and Another Monster.... Originator is a team of passionate artists and engineers dedicated to the best education+entertainment apps for kids.*

As a follow-up to Endless Alphabet, set the stage for early reading success with Endless Reader! This app introduces "sight words", the most commonly used words in school, library, and children's books. Kids need to recognize these words by sight in order to achieve reading fluency. Recognizing sight words is advantageous for beginning readers because many of these words have unusual spelling, cannot be sounded out using phonics knowledge, and often cannot be represented using pictures.

Kids will have a blast learning sight words and their context and usage with the adorable Endless monsters. Each word features an interactive word puzzle with letters that come alive, and then a sentence puzzle with words that become what they describe. See the word "dog" as a barking dog, and the word "up" reach for the sky!

** NOTE: You must be online and have sufficient disk space while running the app to get all words in the app. **

Features:
- 6 words free to try with additional word packs available for purchase.
- Delightful animations reinforce sight recognition of words in a fun and interactive way.
- Word puzzles reinforce spelling using lower-case letters and the sentence puzzles teach definition and usage (in addition to sight recognition).
- 3D Touch on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus makes letters and words react in an extra special way!
- Endless Reader was designed with your children in mind. There are no high scores, failures, limits or stress. Your children can interact with the app at their own pace.

This update includes performance improvements and minor bug fixes.

Editors' Notes

The friendly monsters from the popular app Endless Alphabet are back to help children learn how to read. Kids can jump right into this intuitive app, building sight words letter by letter and watching them come alive to reflect their meaning, with "dog" wagging a tail and "cake" sprouting candles. As little ones place each word in a sentence and watch a cuddly character act out its meaning, they'll gain early word-recognition and reading skills while having tons of parent-approved fun.

Great, but wish it had one extra setting

Our boys love this app, and it has helped them identify words in books. We've paid for the complete set and I feel it was worth the money. My only complaint is that they enjoy the animations so much that they'll spell out a word and then replay the animation 10+ times before moving onto another word. I would love to have the option to hide the replay button so they have to spell the word again if they want to rewatch the animation.

Almost flawless sight reading 4 toddlers

Thoughtful animations, super effective sounds paired with each movable element on the screen (ie sound of letter playing when child drags it across screen to spell a word), seamless scrolling through available words & fast loading times make this app one of the best I've seen for child with ASD (or any toddler).

My ONLY suggestion would be to somehow highlight the sentence being read (in sync with the reading) so that the child can easily and intuitively read along - seems like this would really tie the whole experience together for maximum impact. My daughter LOVES the app, but I echo another review in that she often just waits to hit the replay button to watch the animation again. If the sentence text could somehow dominate the screen or come alive a bit more during the final reading, that would make this the best educational app I've ever come across.

The developer, Originator Inc., indicated that the app's privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

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The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

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Compatibility

iPhone

Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

iPad

Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.

iPod touch

Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

Mac

Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip.

In-App Purchases

1. Reader Pack 1 $5.99

2. Word Pack 1 $5.99

3. Bundle of Word Packs 1-4 $11.99
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Family Sharing

With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.

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‎** App Store's Editor's Choice ** *From the team at ORIGINATOR - the creators of the beloved Endless Alphabet and Sesame Street's Monster at the End of This Book and Another Monster.... Originator is a team of passionate artists and engineers dedicated to the best education+entertainment apps fo...

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Brenda is talking about the ideal classroom for children with ASD. Reading rockets resource

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Imagining the ideal classroom for kids with autism

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Vocabulary Technologies: Knowing the meaning of words.

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Vocabulary Technologies: Knowing the meaning of words.

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Flocabulary teaches academic subjects using engaging hip-hop songs and videos. This multi-sensory approach, with its clear visuals and rhythmic structure, can be particularly beneficial for kids with ASD.

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Developed specifically as vocabulary teaching aids by parents of a child with autism and a speech-language pathologist. Each app focuses on a specific aspect of language development.

These apps utilize real-life photographs, which can be easier for some individuals with ASD to process and relate to compared to abstract drawings.

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‎Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with ex...

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This app offers a wide range of educational games and activities designed for children with autism and other learning differences.

Otsimo utilizes gamification and repetition, which can be highly engaging and aid in retention for individuals with ASD. The visual supports cater to visual learners, and the structured format can provide a sense of predictability.

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Comprehension Technologies: Understanding what is being read

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Comprehension Technologies: Understanding what is being read

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It breaks down stories into smaller, manageable chunks and often focuses on identifying key elements like characters, setting, and events.

The strong visual component in See Comprehension can be particularly helpful for visual learners.

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Elevate your K-8 Curriculum with News-O-Matic.

Enhance classroom instruction with authentic current event articles on our award-winning online learning platform.

News-O-Matic in the Curriculum

At News-O-Matic, our mission is to spark curiosity in students and inspire educators to transform their teaching. Our digital learning resource seamlessly aligns with the K-8 ELA, science, social studies, and SEL curricula. Through our safe platform, students access original nonfiction articles daily, which help in fostering a passion for reading and preparing them for future careers. We support educators with valuable tools, ensuring classroom integration and inclusive learning experiences. Together, we empower students and inspire lifelong learners.

Exceptional Breadth of Content

News-O-Matic aligns with your K-8 ELA, science, social studies, and SEL lessons through a rich collection of engaging nonfiction content, covering everything from civics to planets!

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News-O-Matic | Online Learning Resource for K-8

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News-O-Matic provides high-interest nonfiction stories to keep students reading every day - building key literacy skills for academic success both in class and through distance learning.

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Bookshare is a large online library of accessible ebooks for individuals with reading barriers such as dyslexia, blindness, low vision, and physical disabilities. It offers over a million titles, including bestsellers, educational books, children's books, and more, in formats like audiobooks, ebooks with synchronized text highlighting, and braille.

Provides options to listen to books, read with enlarged text, follow along with highlighted words, or use braille, catering to different learning needs and sensory preferences.

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Listen to words read aloud, follow with karaoke-style highlighting, enlarge text, or read in braille

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EasyReader is a free reading app designed for individuals with visual impairments, dyslexia, and other print disabilities. It provides access to accessible book libraries and talking newspaper stands worldwide.

Converts text-only books and newspapers into human-sounding speech with word-by-word highlighting, which can significantly improve comprehension and engagement for individuals with dyslexia or visual impairments.

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Open a World of Accessible Books

EasyReader App gives you free access to over 40 libraries and book collections around the world.

It enables you to enjoy books and read the way you prefer, on a wide range of devices.

Flexibility to Read Your Own Way

Use EasyReader App to browse libraries and accessible newspaper stands, then download and read for pleasure or for study, in ways that suit your vision and your reading preferences.

When you access books and read in ways that reflect your needs and reading style, you find enjoyment in reading and get more from books. So, whether you're reading for leisure or learning, access to books enables you to thrive, in school, at work and at home.

Sign in to your favourite talking book libraries through EasyReader App and customize your reading experience. You can adjust text, color schemes and speech, or attach a braille display if that's your preference.

Download EasyReader Apps

EasyReader App is available to use on a wide range of devices. These include iPhones, iPads, Android phones and tablets, Amazon Kindle Fire tablets, Chromebooks and Windows computers.

Simply download the free EasyReader App from your preferred app store, and follow the simple instructions to install it on your device.

Schools can install the EasyReader App for Windows across their whole network with the EasyReader Network Installation Package

If you need help with EasyReader App, information and advice is available at EasyReader Support

Access Talking Book Libraries

When you use EasyReader on a smartphone, tablet or PC, it links you to the world's largest collection of accessible libraries and talking newspaper stands.

Simply login to your library accounts to browse, read and listen to bestsellers, classics, textbooks and magazines.

Please note that membership is required for all talking book libraries. You can usually join these via the library's website. Each library listed in EasyReader App has a link to its website within the app to help with this.

Libraries List

Discover EasyReader Premium

Get more from the EasyReader App with an EasyReader Premium subscription.

Read more with EasyReader Premium available for personal use for just $30 a year (excluding tax). This provides additional, premium features and synchronizes settings across your devices.

Learn more with an EasyReader Premium Education Subscription, which has additional education-focused accessibility features for students in school, college or university.

More About EasyReader Premium

EasyReader Webinars

Dolphin runs regular webinars in partnership with talking book libraries. Find out which webinars are coming soon, and register your interest to learn more.

Webinars are perfect for educational staff and EasyReader users to help you get the most out of EasyReader.

These short online sessions also provide opportunities to ask questions and obtain additional training on Dolphin EasyReader products, so you can feel confident using and recommending EasyReader App.

Visit Webinar Calendar

Further information and articles

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Free reading app for people who are blind, partially sighted or dyslexic. Magnification, speech and braille on any device Links to NLS Bard, CELA & Bookshare.