Improved Word Reading Experiences of Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (asd) Who Participated in Singing Activities: a Synthesis of Qualitative Research
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Research in special education has shown an increase in reading difficulties of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) within the last ten years. Reading difficulties include challenges in word reading experiences, such as decoding, syllabication, and phonological awareness. Several reading interventions help children with ASD improve reading difficulties. Such reading interventions include but are not limited to priming with visual supports (VS) and pre-teaching vocabulary. However, during the performance of reading interventions for children with Autism, behavioral support is an issue. Behavioral support has included significant prompting and redirecting. Furthermore, children with ASD have not shown full engagement during the process of reading instruction. They have demonstrated improvement in reading ability but not the joy of reading. Addressing difficulties in the early stages of reading for young children is essential for future success in more complex reading skills. One crucial reading skill is to read with understanding, known as reading comprehension. The purpose of this research is to describe, through a meta-synthesis of qualitative research, how singing activities can assist the implementation of early literacy instruction for children with ASD. The findings within this research are described from several case studies This research shows the significant benefits of an alternative approach to traditional reading interventions. Through implementing singing activities and reading instruction, the benefits have led to the considerable improvement of word reading experiences for young children with ASD. Keywords: Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Music Interventions, Music Therapy, Early Literacy, Word Reading
Author: Robin Rosezel Porter
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3171185021