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READ 180. READ 180 is a reading intervention program created by the Scholastic Corporation (Scholastic). Its focus is to utilize adaptive technology to improve literacy in students in Grades 4–12 who read at least two years below their grade level. In 2011, Scholastic released its newest version, READ 180 Next Generation, aligned to meet the ...
AAC also helps non-verbal autistic individuals communicate with their peers. Augmentative and alternative communication can include both aided and unaided communication. Unaided Modes. Unaided ...
This range can vary depending on your child’s needs. Assuming your child needs an average of 10 hours of ABA per week at a rate of $120 per hour, treatment would cost $1,200 per week. Many ...
Takeaway. Speech therapy is an invaluable tool for autistic individuals. It can improve communication, help you express your needs, and foster better social interactions. If you or your child ...
Hyperlexia is characterized by high-level reading skills, but other communication delays may be present at the same time. Learn about the signs, diagnosis, and treatment of hyperlexia.
IEPs are plans for free services given in regular or special classes in public school. Children with disabilities -- including ADHD, autism, and physical disabilities -- can get an IEP if there's ...
Rapid automatized naming (RAN) is a task that measures how quickly individuals can name aloud objects, pictures, colors, or symbols (letters or digits). Variations in rapid automatized naming time in children provide a strong predictor of their later ability to read, and is independent from other predictors such as phonological awareness, verbal IQ, and existing reading skills. [1]
The Simple View of Reading was originally described by Gough and Tunmer in 1986 [7] and modified by Hoover and Gough in 1990. [8] The Simple View suggests that the ultimate goal of reading comprehension, and in order to have good reading comprehension, one needs to have good decoding ability (e.g., ability to interpret the symbols) and good listening comprehension (e.g., one's ability to ...