{"id":560,"date":"2021-08-31T14:59:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T05:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/caring-futures-institute\/?p=560"},"modified":"2021-08-31T17:19:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T07:49:08","slug":"direct-literacy-instruction-beneficial-for-children-with-autism-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/caring-futures-institute\/2021\/08\/31\/direct-literacy-instruction-beneficial-for-children-with-autism-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct literacy instruction beneficial for children with autism around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to learning to read, new research from the Flinders Caring Futures Institute suggests that explicit instruction is beneficial for all children with autism \u2013 not just those from English-speaking backgrounds.<\/p>\n

A new report published in international journal Autism<\/em>, found that explicit instruction \u2013 a method of directly teaching the link between the writing system of the language and the speech sounds of that language, known as phonics skills in alphabetic languages \u2013 is beneficial for children with autism learning to read and write, including in languages other than English.<\/p>\n

Professor Joanne Arciuli<\/a>, lead of the Caring Futures Institute\u2019s Methodological Innovation Enabling Theme, has dedicated much of her research career towards communication in child development and disability.<\/p>\n

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Professor Joanne Arciuli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMuch of what we know about autism and literacy instruction comes from studies that only include monolingual English-speaking children, however, less than one fifth of the world\u2019s population only speak English,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to explore the research in this area that exists around children who speak languages other than English as it will help us better understand how children with autism around the world can be supported to read and write. Reading and writing skills are very important for academic, vocational, and social activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speech pathologist and Research Fellow Dr Benjamin Bailey<\/a> and Professor Joanne Arciuli carried out a review to examine existing research into literacy instruction for children with autism around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had flagged this issue in some earlier papers but we really wanted to conduct a systematic review on the topic of literacy instruction for autistic children who speak languages other than English. We want to better understand how learning to read and write can be supported for autistic children,\u201d they say.<\/p>\n

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Dr Benjamin Bailey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr Bailey led the review which identified 29 studies on literacy instruction for autistic children who speak languages other than English.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur review explores the learning outcomes of autistic children around the world who received targeted teaching of word reading and spelling, reading comprehension and written expression skills,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Dr Bailey and Professor Arciuli hope the review encourages diversity in future research in order to support all autistic children.<\/p>\n

Bailey B, Arciuli J. Literacy instruction for autistic children who speak languages other than English. Autism. 2021 Jul 7:13623613211025422. doi: 10.1177\/13623613211025422. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34233507.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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