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[quote=Anonymous]We have gone from a DRA 16 to a an 18 in two years.  This seems unacceptable.  Is there an approach that works well with autisitic kids?  My DD is at the end of 5th grade.  Doing well in math, memorizes things easily.  We have tried many things for reading and just don't know what to do anymore.  ANy ideas on programs, etc. and amount of time to spend on them.  We do work hard, but perhaps need a different approach.  I am unwilling to give up yet.  I think some teachers are willing to give up and I will not buckle.  
I have decided to work with DD this summer, but do not know what to do for either decoding of comprehension.  Currently she is doing reading mastery, which I am not wild about and no real comprehension program.  
Can anybody help me?   She has been in self contained autism class for academics.  Not always appropriate because other behaviors in class get in the way of real teaching time.  Also, teacher is streched too thin.   Teacher has to oversee most of the AUT kids (around 35) and has to go to alot of meetings and therefore has to miss class often.  Yes, there is a substitute or the IA, but we all know the teacher is the one with the ABA experience and degree in special ed.  DD was in Non-cat but we thought she would get more attention in AUT and switched her.  I don't know what to think anymore.  Seems like she would have done about the same in non-cat.   Very frustrating![/quote]

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