TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION TO LEARNERS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: PREDICTORS OF TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY AND OUTCOME EXPECTANCY

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Accardo ◽  
Elizabeth G. Finnegan ◽  
Steven P. Gulkus ◽  
Clare K. Papay
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Outcome Expectancy ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Teacher Self Efficacy

scholarly journals Teacher Self-Efficacy for Teaching Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Associations with Stress, Teacher Engagement, and Student IEP Outcomes Following COMPASS Consultation

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail M. A. Love ◽  
Jordan A. Findley ◽  
Lisa A. Ruble ◽  
John H. McGrew
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Teacher Engagement ◽  
Students With Autism ◽  
Teacher Self Efficacy ◽  
Consultation Intervention

Although teachers reporting high teaching self-efficacy demonstrate positive teaching behaviors, minimal stress, and superior classroom management techniques, surprisingly few studies have demonstrated a relationship between teacher self-efficacy and student outcomes. This study explored self-efficacy specific to teaching students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and examined relationships with stress, teacher engagement, and student individualized education program (IEP) outcomes. Special education teachers ( N = 44) were recruited as part of a larger study examining a consultation intervention. Results indicated that self-efficacy for teaching students with ASD was significantly and positively correlated with teacher engagement and student outcomes, and negatively correlated with teacher stress. Furthermore, teachers who received the consultation intervention reported higher levels of self-efficacy for teaching students with ASD. This is the first study to report a direct association between teacher self-efficacy and student IEP outcomes and the potential positive impact of a teacher consultation intervention on the teacher intrapersonal factor of self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Reading for Comprehension in Individuals with Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typical Development: Similar or Different Patterns of Ability?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 828
Author(s):  
Maja Roch ◽  
Kate Cain ◽  
Christopher Jarrold
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Language Comprehension ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Reading Accuracy

Reading for meaning is one of the most important activities in school and everyday life. The simple view of reading (SVR) has been used as a framework for studies of reading comprehension in individuals with Down syndrome (DS). These tend to show difficulties in reading comprehension despite better developed reading accuracy. Reading comprehension difficulties are influenced by poor oral language. These difficulties are common in individuals with DS and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but they have never been compared directly. Moreover, the components of reading for comprehension have rarely been investigated in these populations: a better understanding of the nature of reading comprehension difficulties may inform both theory and practice. The aim of this study was to determine whether reading comprehension in the two populations is accounted for by the same component skills and to what extent the reading profile of the two atypical groups differs from that of typically developing children (TD). Fifteen individuals with DS (mean age = 22 years 4 months, SD = 5 years 2 months), 21 with ASD (mean age = 13 years 2 months, SD = 1 year 6 months), and 42 TD children (mean age = 8 years 1 month, SD = 7 months) participated and were assessed on measures of receptive vocabulary, text reading and listening comprehension, oral language comprehension, and reading accuracy. The results showed similar levels in word reading accuracy and in receptive vocabulary in all three groups. By contrast, individuals with DS and ASD showed poorer non-word reading and reading accuracy in context than TD children. Both atypical groups showed poorer listening and reading text comprehension compared to TD children. Reading for comprehension, investigated through a homograph reading accuracy task, showed a different pattern for individuals with DS with respect to the other two groups: they were less sensitive to meaning while reading. According to the SVR, the current results confirm that the two atypical groups have similar profiles that overlap with that of poor comprehenders in which poor oral language comprehension constrains reading for comprehension.

Therapeutic riding and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An application of the theory of self-efficacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Brenna Jeanne Goodwin, MS, CTRS, TRS ◽  
Brent L. Hawkins, PhD, CTRS, LRT ◽  
Jasmine A. Townsend, PhD, CTRS ◽  
Marieke Van Puymbroeck, PhD, CTRS, FDRT ◽  
Stephen Lewis, PhD, CTRS
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Therapeutic Riding ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Drill Team

Research supports claims of benefits of therapeutic riding for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); however, the effect of specific subtypes of therapeutic riding (eg, therapeutic riding drill team) has been underinvestigated. Furthermore, the theories underlying therapeutic riding programs have not been well reported, especially among studies with children with ASD. This study used qualitative data from interviews to determine which aspects of Bandura's self-efficacy were evident among participants in a 16-week therapeutic riding drill team program. Results provided evidence of the presence of selfefficacy among participants during the program. Results of this study may be used to help recreational therapists target aspects of self-efficacy in therapeutic programs for children with ASD as a way to increase self-efficacy.

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