Reading comprehension questions

[Guest guest]

I have an 11 year old autistic son and was wondering if anyone can give advice

about teaching reading comprehension. My son is a good sight reader and can

follow simple instructions up to a sentence (adjective-noun - " find the read

ball " or noun-verb combinations " find the picture of mom walking) long. He is

not consistent yet on Wh questions. My son's IEP last year had a reading

comprehension goal but he did not make any progress on it. I think the goal was

set too high and should have been lowered. Last year's goal was to comprehend

a passage (up to 8 sentences) at a basic level.

On this years IEP, my son's teacher want to drop the reading comprehension goal

snd focus on the Who questions. I was wondering, in general what are good steps

in teaching reading comprehension

and if getting the Wh questions solid is a prerequisite. Also, is there a goal

related to reading comprehension that I can replace the reading comprehension

goal on my son's IEP with? I was thinking maybe that following written

instructions might be a stepping stone to reading comprehension. Thanks.

Dave

[Guest guest]

Hi, Dave.

I recommend the " Language For Learning " program from SRA (Direct Instruction).

It is based on the science of ABA and is designed to fill the comprehension gap

for reading.

The ideal situation would be to do both Reading Mastery and Language for

Learning, but Language for Learning can be done in isolation if necessary.

I hope this helps,

Liz

[Guest guest]

Hi, Dave.

I recommend the " Language For Learning " program from SRA (Direct Instruction).

It is based on the science of ABA and is designed to fill the comprehension gap

for reading.

The ideal situation would be to do both Reading Mastery and Language for

Learning, but Language for Learning can be done in isolation if necessary.

I hope this helps,

Liz