Module 5: Technology to Support Specific Reading Skills for Students with Autism Padlet by Tali Finestone https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8 This assignment will cover the following reading areas with useful technologies to support students with autism: 1) alphabetics (including phonics and phonemic knowledge), 2) vocabulary, 3) text comprehension, and 4) reading fluency. en-us 2021-04-15 18:53:33 UTC 2026-03-04 05:25:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Define talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422717780 • Vocabulary refers to the words that are used by people to successfully communicate and understand with one another. 
• Vocabulary plays a major role in the reading process. Students have to utilize the words they hear in spoken language in order to understand the text they read. The bigger the vocabulary a student has, then the more progress they will likely experience when reading.
]]> 2021-04-15 19:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422717780 Two common characteristics, challenges, or barriers of students with autism related to vocabulary talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422718053 1. Students struggle to link new words to concept.
2. Students experience challenges identifying the similarities and differences that exist between the meaning of vocabulary terms.
]]> 2021-04-15 19:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422718053 Define talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422726914 • Comprehension is the ability to grasp and understand concepts.
• Comprehension in regard to literacy refers to a student’s understanding of what they have read. This also involves text that students are actively writing. A student’s success in grasping text that they are reading, and writing is critical to their success in the classroom.
]]> 2021-04-15 19:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422726914 Two common characteristics, challenges, or barriers of students with autism related to text comprehension talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422727156 • These students struggle to process complex text.
• Students with autism experience challenges with their ability to make inferences based on context clues within a text.
]]> 2021-04-15 19:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422727156 Define talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422736927 • Fluency is a student’s ability to read, write, and speak in a specific language easily and accurately. In reading, fluency should encompass the use of proper expression, steady speed, and correctness.
• This component is achieved when the student is able to read without intense concentration. Being able to read fluently is critical to engage in literacy effectively. Without having acquired fluency, a student will struggle to comprehend because they will be unable to focus on text meaning.
]]> 2021-04-15 19:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422736927 Two common characteristics, challenges, or barriers of students with autism related to reading fluency talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422737115 • Reading at the accurate level of speed for the intended purpose and reading level of a text.
• Overcoming barriers for decoding words in context.
]]> 2021-04-15 19:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1422737115 Define talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423276177 • Phonemic awareness is the capacity to hear and understand the distinct sounds that oral language is comprised of. 
• The relationship between phonemic awareness and reading/writing is that the ability to sound out words can assist students in working out the spelling of words based on their sounds.
• Phonics enables students to use the relationship between letters words and their sounds to correctly identify written language seamlessly.
• Phonics plays an integral role in literacy. This is because the objective of learning phonics is to enable students to use the alphabet to write, read, and understand language.
]]> 2021-04-15 22:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423276177 Two common characteristics, challenges, or barriers of students with autism related to alphabetics talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423276955 1. Students struggle to single out patterns found among sound, letters, and letter-sound correspondence.
2. The ability to differentiate, create, recall, and manipulate sounds in spoke words.
]]> 2021-04-15 22:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423276955 Star Fall talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423277088 This is a web-based app that targets phonics and phonemic awareness by providing students with access to a variety of engaging activities that focus on this area. I think that this technology would be useful for students with ASD because the program teaches using a systematic approach that targets the necessary criteria for students with a variety of ability levels.]]> 2021-04-15 22:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423277088 ABC Pocket Phonics talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423286887 This app is accessible on a smartphone or tablet. The tool teaches students how to conjoin letter sounds and how to isolate individual sounds using evidence-based strategies. This technology would be useful for students with ASD because it lets students section out words while engaging their senses as they use the app.]]> 2021-04-15 22:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423286887 Montessorium: Intro to Words talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423291150 This app practice building words phonetically and manipulate sounds. I think this technology would be useful for students with ASD because it uses games to engage them in forming new sounds and building words using visual cues.]]> 2021-04-15 22:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423291150 Team Up With Timo: Vocabulary talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423294322 This digital software engages students with an onscreen talking artificial intelligence (AI) tutor that uses human-like facial expressions to assist students to learn new vocabulary in context. This would be useful for students with autism because the software offers students multiple opportunities to listen to and practice saying new words.]]> 2021-04-15 22:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423294322 Laureate: Early Vocabulary Training talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423295008 This vocabulary program is accessible on Windows and Mac computers and is designed for individuals with special needs in order to assist them to acquire initial vocabulary and improve word recognition. This technology would be useful for students with autism because it uses a highly-structures visual format to connect new words with students.]]> 2021-04-15 22:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423295008 Endless Reader talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423295608 This app aims to teach students words that they will encounter frequently when reading. This technology would be useful for students with autism because it engages students with visual cues and sounds to keep them engaged as they learn.]]> 2021-04-15 22:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423295608 Scrible talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423297518 This is a Chrome extension that students can use to mark-up text they encounter on webpages. Students can highlight, add sticky notes, change test, draw, and more. This would be useful for students with autism because it allows students to make notes on any context clues or evidence they encounter as they read.]]> 2021-04-15 22:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423297518 Microsoft Immersive Reader talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423298163 This program scans any text on screen and creates an interactive display with it. For example, when students click on a word, they can hear it read aloud and then access a picture of what the word means. This would be useful to students with autism because it would provide them with a deeper understanding of the words in the text using visual context clues.]]> 2021-04-15 22:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423298163 Kurzweil 3000 talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423298815 This software can be used as students access digital documents to help them organize their thoughts and collect notes as they read. This would be useful for students with autism because it will provide students with a non-cluttered way to visually organize their notes in a diagram which will help with better understanding of the text.]]> 2021-04-15 22:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423298815 Little Bee Speech talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423301242 Little Bee Speech has a variety of applications that are available for download on any Apple device. The application offers error tracking, which provides the option of recording the students as they read and marks the errors made. The students can then go back and review the mistakes in order to learn from them. This application has many interactive activities and provides auditory feedback, which can help students with autism to sound out words.]]> 2021-04-15 22:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423301242 BeeLine Reader talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423301897 This program uses eye-guiding color transitions to help the reader transition between long blocks of text. This can help to keep students with Autism on task and make text less visually overwhelming as they read more effectively.]]> 2021-04-15 22:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423301897 Scan and Read Pro talitheteacher https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423302498 Using the program students can scan printed or handwritten work and have the program read it back to them. This can be useful to students with autism because it can help to guide them as they read along with a text, increasing their sight word recognition and decoding abilities.]]> 2021-04-15 22:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/talitheteacher/e1py8q4t9265kun8/wish/1423302498