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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I second the suggestion for Lindamood Bell Visualizing and Verbalizing - you can buy the materials online at Gander Publishing (or go to the center for tutoring).  Lindamood Bell's view is that a person needs three components of reading to work together in order to comprehend what's being read:  the auditory piece (understanding that letters correspond to sounds), the visual piece (having a large base of words that are recognized on sight) and the conceptualization piece (creating an image in your mind so that you can comprehend - making a mental movie - of what the text says).  For any struggling reader, it's important to identify which piece(s) are weak, and work on those.

You can also work on comprehension by asking your DD questions such as what she thinks the book will be about, what the character will do next, why do you think the character did that, etc.

We have a DS with Aspergers and it is difficult for him to understand themes and the "big picture" of a story.  Consistently asking these types of questions will help to get the child in the habit of asking these questions to herself while she reads, although we know firsthand it takes a lot of time and repetition.[/quote]

My son with HFA read only non-fiction for a very long time because he didn't get the social parts of fiction. People typically try to teach kids to read with "fun" fiction stories because they think it's more accessible than non-fiction, but for my kid with HFA, fiction wasn't accessible because he couldn't get the social stuff in it.

He eventually graduated to fiction through Captain Underpants, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the Magic Treehouse series. He was a 4th grader before that happened, though.

If a kid with an ASD has an obsessional interest, I highly recommend giving them books on their interest to encourage reading. It give them reading practice and it helps them in conversation, because at least they have something NEW to tell you about in their favorite topic.

DS read every book on sharks and marine animals that we could buy or borrow. [/quote]

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