Direct Instruction

Alice Shillingsburg, PhD., BCBA-D; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute & Sarah Frampton, PhD., BCBA-D; University of Nebraska-Omaha Description: Direct Instruction (DI) is an approach to teaching that consists of a carefully designed sequence of instructional material and an explicit approach to delivering instruction to students. Although the techniques are continually being improved upon,…

Teaching Children with Autism to Read for Meaning: Challenges and Possibilities

  Randi, J., Newman, T., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2010). Teaching children with autism to read for meaning: Challenges and possibilities. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 40(7), 890-902. Reviewed by: Anton Shcherbakov Rutgers University Why study this topic? Teaching individuals to read for meaning is challenging – even for typically developing children. For children with…