Tag Archives: reading

Writing rules for a kindergartner with autism

By Richard Finegan Just when I thought I knew what I was doing after years as a paraprofessional working one-on-one with children with autism, life teaches me a hard lesson:  it is a different world in kindergarten! I mean, kindergartners are barely socialized!  And I’m not talking about the ones with autism.  They have to [...]

The child in the IEP: Can we really see him as described?

I do not know how it is possible for anyone to create an IEP that only addresses one part of the reading process. If I am going to support a child in reading, there are many things I want to know besides the simple decoding skills he or she has or does not have:

Hello world!

You have found us, readerswithautism.com We are a new blog dedicated to assisting parents and teachers of children on the autism spectrum who are having difficulty with reading or comprehension.  The website is still under active construction as of August 17, 2009.  Bookmark us and check back in a few days if you don’t find [...]