Use of computer-based interventions to improve literacy skills in students with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1306-1318

  Ramdoss, Sathiyaprakash ^a   Mulloy, Austin ^a   Lang, Russell ^a,b   O'Reilly, Mark ^a   Sigafoos, Jeff ^c   Lancioni, Giulio ^d   Didden, Robert ^e   El Zein, Farah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Computer based instruction; Literacy

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUDITORY FEEDBACK; AUTISM; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DATA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL FEEDBACK; WRITING;

EID: 79958030647     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.03.004     Document Type: Review

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