Adapting an Evidence-Based Reading Comprehension Strategy for Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Intervention in School and Clinic

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 195-203

  Whalon, Kelly ^a   Hart, Juliet E ^b  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; autism; inclusion; questioning; reading comprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952543400     PISSN: 10534512     EISSN: 15384810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1053451210389036     Document Type: Article

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