Pre-school Skills and School-Age Reading Comprehension in Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Preliminary Investigation

Jessica Paynter; Kate O’Leary; Marleen Westerveld

doi:10.1007/s10803-023-05949-0

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Pre-school Skills and School-Age Reading Comprehension in Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Preliminary Investigation

Jessica Paynter

Kate O’Leary Marleen Westerveld

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Vol. 54 No. 5 pp. 1834-1848 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Abstract

AbstractWe explored reading comprehension development in children on the spectrum from pre-school to the first (YOS1) and third year of schooling (YOS3). Children were first assessed on meaning-related skills in pre-school. Forty-one children completed follow-up assessments of reading comprehension, reading accuracy, and listening comprehension in YOS1. Nineteen returned for assessments of reading accuracy, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension in YOS3. Children showed poorer reading comprehension than reading accuracy at both timepoints. Reading comprehension, reading accuracy, and listening comprehension were significantly concurrently correlated. Pre-school receptive vocabulary was a significant predictor of YOS3 reading comprehension. Results from this preliminary investigation highlight the potential for early identification of children on the spectrum at risk for reading comprehension difficulties.

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Published: Mar 17, 2023
Vol/Issue: 54(5)
Pages: 1834-1848
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Jessica Paynter

School of Applied Psychology, Health Building (G40), Southport, QLD, Australia; Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

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Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism

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Jessica Paynter, Kate O’Leary, Marleen Westerveld (2023). Pre-school Skills and School-Age Reading Comprehension in Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Preliminary Investigation. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54(5), 1834-1848. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05949-0

Pre-school Skills and School-Age Reading Comprehension in Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Preliminary Investigation

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