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Titre :	Assessing reading comprehension abilities in non-verbal autistic children: evaluating the use of a non-verbal test format
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	Sharon ARNOLD, Auteur ; Phil REED, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	p.59-70
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Comprehension skills are crucial elements of reading but are often difficult to assess in non-verbal children. Little research has been conducted with non-verbal autistic children and many reading tests require verbalisation, which may under-estimate the reading ability for this group. To ascertain the listening comprehension abilities of non-verbal autistic children (aged five to 15 years), a modified, multiple choice, non-verbal form of a listening comprehension assessment, comparable to the widely-used ‘New Salford Reading Test’ was created. Three groups were tested: verbal autistic children (n=31); non-verbal autistic children (n=40); and verbal non-autistic children with learning difficulties (n=32). For all three groups, both traditional and non-verbal reading assessments were conducted. The non-verbal autistic group was unable to score using the traditional version, but their listening comprehension skills were identified with the non-verbal test. These findings suggest that the use of the non-verbal test may offer a good assessment of the listening comprehension abilities for non-verbal autistic children.
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[article] Assessing reading comprehension abilities in non-verbal autistic children: evaluating the use of a non-verbal test format [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Sharon ARNOLD, Auteur ; Phil REED, Auteur . - p.59-70.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Good Autism Practice - GAP > 25-2 (October 2024) . - p.59-70

Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Comprehension skills are crucial elements of reading but are often difficult to assess in non-verbal children. Little research has been conducted with non-verbal autistic children and many reading tests require verbalisation, which may under-estimate the reading ability for this group. To ascertain the listening comprehension abilities of non-verbal autistic children (aged five to 15 years), a modified, multiple choice, non-verbal form of a listening comprehension assessment, comparable to the widely-used ‘New Salford Reading Test’ was created. Three groups were tested: verbal autistic children (n=31); non-verbal autistic children (n=40); and verbal non-autistic children with learning difficulties (n=32). For all three groups, both traditional and non-verbal reading assessments were conducted. The non-verbal autistic group was unable to score using the traditional version, but their listening comprehension skills were identified with the non-verbal test. These findings suggest that the use of the non-verbal test may offer a good assessment of the listening comprehension abilities for non-verbal autistic children.
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