Literacy Technology for Children on the Autism Spectrum by https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq en-us 2021-04-15 13:50:22 UTC 2025-11-10 21:28:48 UTC hello@padlet.com nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421112843 Alphabetic reading skill is the umbrella term under which encompasses the understanding of the relationship between sounds and spoken words, and the relationship between sound an written words. One must also be aware that both written or spoken words are made up of letters that have individual symbols and sounds assigned to them in order to develop alphabetic skills.

]]> 2021-04-15 14:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421112843 Interactive Alphabet nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421117091 Interactive Alphabet app has the ability to teach children 2 years or older how to begin to create connections between letters and words. It shows the letter in capital and miniscule, a word that begins with the letter and an image that the word represents. It also has letter tracing so children can begin to write individual letters and eventually form words ]]> 2021-04-15 14:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421117091 First Words Animals nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421121131 This app helps toddlers develop an understanding of how words they may be familiar with, such as cat or bird, are made up and what makes them different to other words. It is a fun way to help them begin their journey to phonics and phonemic knowledge through games they will enjoy by putting words they know the meaning to together letter by letter.

]]> 2021-04-15 14:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421121131 ABC Pocket Phonics nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421123353 This app teaches children how to properly right the alphabet by having the child copy the arrow guiding them along the correct lines of the letter. It also uses games to teach students how to identify letter sounds and build words. Finally, it contains 43 books in different difficulty levels and then supplies quizzes to see what has been mastered and what needs to be worked on. 

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  • Students on the autism spectrum may over generalize rules causing them to pronounce words incorrectly
  • Students with autism may also take longer to understand and follow the rules related to literacy and their exceptions. 

    • ]]>     2021-04-15 14:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421132511     nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421148920 Vocabulary is the knowledge of sufficient amount of words necessary to communicate effectively whether orally or in writing. Oral vocabulary development directly impacts one’s ability to understand printed words and their association. 

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  • Many children with autism suffer with hyperlexia which makes them extremely focused on individual numbers and letters but lack understanding of their meaning.
  • Children on the spectrum may also suffer from lack of exposure to oral language and therefore limited vocabulary development in topics other than their specific interests

    • ]]>     2021-04-15 14:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421150581     Starfall ABC-Learn to Read App nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421154812  The Starfall ABC/Learn to Read app is specifically aimed at children with autism and built around the difficulties and barriers they face when developing literacy skills such as vocabulary development. It only increases in difficulty once the student has mastered the previous level, such as mastering letters and stars prior to introducing sentences and songs. However, every story is sounded out phonetically and done os by fun animal characters.

    ]]>     2021-04-15 14:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421154812     The monster at the end of this book nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421158722  This app is based on the sesame characters and allows users to virtually turn the pages while hearing the book narrated by the famous Grover character. The child will develop vocabulary skills through the apps use of word highlighting and emotion labeling ]]> 2021-04-15 14:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421158722 WordQ/SpeakQ nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421164178 WordQ/SpeakQ is an app that supplies text to speech and word prediction technology, as well as voice recognition ability to support any learner in their vocabulary development. The word prediction can help students improve their vocabulary and fluency by helping them improve their ability to predict words quicker when reading.]]> 2021-04-15 14:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421164178 Helpful Technologies nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421189162 2021-04-15 14:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421189162 Fun with Who, What & Where nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421190569 This app is aimed for children 3-8 who are on the autism spectrum and need support understanding who, what and where questions in order to develop text comprehension. The app will show a picture, then add a question such as who is sitting at the table, and then offer choices to select from. This adds visual supports to the activity both in the questions being asked as well as by showing an image of the possible responses. 

    ]]>     2021-04-15 14:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421190569     Learn with Homer nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421192359  Users develop text comprehension through the learn with Homer app through a variety of activities that include drawing, story reading and sing along. The user hears the instructions stated verbally as well as hear entire lessons which finish in review questions to assess where they are improving in and where they need to focus on. The content is aims to be interesting and relevant to the students lives in order to keep them engaged.

    ]]>     2021-04-15 14:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421192359     Lightsailed Personalized Reader nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421193943  Light sailed app provides a library with over 6000 assessed titles which promises to have multiple texts for every student’s interest. Each student takes an initial assessment for the app to select text personalized to that student, who can then select the texts with green lighting bolts which have been further personalized to their level for optimal reading development. It has the ability to select the number of lines viable at a time, and even font, background, border, and outline color selectivity. Finally, the app allows the reader to enlarge words or hear them through different anthropomorphic voices. 

    ]]>     2021-04-15 14:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421193943     Common characteristics, challenges, or barriers nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421197537
  • Students with autism struggle with the ability to makes connections between words and sentences, which hinders their ability to develop understanding of what is being read. 

    • Students with autism also struggle with inference making and metacognitive monitoring of which are necessary for comprehending a storyline and following along.
    ]]>     2021-04-15 14:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421197537     nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421203519 Text comprehension refers to the reader’s ability to converge their current knowledge to what they are presently reading and draw conclusions from the compare and contrasting of information. Text comprehension is developed once the reader stops learning to read and begins reading to learn, applying their developed literacy skills to learn something from what is being read. 

    ]]>     2021-04-15 14:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421203519     Helpful Technologies nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421204515 2021-04-15 14:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421204515 Helpful Technology nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421207997 2021-04-15 14:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421207997 Natural Reader nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421215105 NaturalReader is a text to speech software that enables computers to read aloud any PDF, EBooks  or entire websites for users who have difficulty putting together the full picture from reading on their own. It even has the capability to convert printed texts into spoken word which is an upgrade from other text to speech software’s. ]]> 2021-04-15 14:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421215105 iStoryBook App nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421217267  The iStoryBook app is an interactive app that allows children aged 2 to 8 to hear the book being read professionally while reading through and flipping virtual pages. The user can also set it to automatically flip the pages if they have physical limitation, and include animal story books, education books, fairy books, etc. Additionally, new books with audio are uploaded every 2 weeks.

    ]]>     2021-04-15 14:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421217267     Story builder nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421219701  Storybuilder app allows children to record themselves reading aloud in order to improve reading fluency as well as listen to a library of 500 audio clips of questions to further support the skill development. The pictures supplement the words displayed on the screen along with the options to record, repeat a question, play the answer, or move to the next question.

    ]]>     2021-04-15 14:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421219701     Helpful Technology nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421222264 2021-04-15 14:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421222264 Common characteristics, challenges, or barriers nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421225725
  • One barrier students with autism face when developing fluency is the possibility of being non verbal. This might make it difficult for them to express whether or not they’ve understood what they have read or to what degree they have done so.
  • Students with autism may also struggle with working memory, which is necessary for vocabulary development especially as many words build on each other 

    • ]]>     2021-04-15 14:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421225725     nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421227730 Reading fluency is the ability to decode text quickly and accurately with proper expression or tone. This is done through the development of the ability to form meaning from a phrase prior to being read aloud therefore freeing up cognitive resources to add intonation and expression to the words being read.]]> 2021-04-15 14:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421227730 nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421247486 2021-04-15 14:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421247486 nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421252333 2021-04-15 14:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421252333 nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421265460 2021-04-15 14:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421265460 nbrod009 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421281256 2021-04-15 14:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/1421281256 Common characteristics, challenges, or barriers pramo028 https://padlet.com/nbrod009/i6u6xvbyqxs5ehtq/wish/2149418353
  • Many children with autism suffer with hyperlexia which makes them extremely focused on individual numbers and letters but lack understanding of their meaning.
  • Children on the spectrum may also suffer from lack of exposure to oral language and therefore limited vocabulary development in topics other than their specific interests

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