Audra Jensen’ son began reading when he was only two years old. She shares her experiences – both the challenges and joys – of raising a child with autism and hyperlexia – an early and obsessive interest in the written word associated with social deficits and significant difficulty in understanding verbal language.
The author stresses the importance of diagnosis of the condition for successful implementation of effective teaching strategies and encouragement of more typical childhood development. As well as useful advice, this guide provides a comprehensive reading curriculum specially designed for young, challenged children to help promote their reading ability.
With practical suggestions on how to modify teaching and therapy programmes to suit a child’s individual learning style, this practical guide will prove invaluable for parents of children with autism and hyperlexia.
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Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Something About Him. 2. The Walking Paradox. Definitions. Why Does Hyperlexia Fit? Diagram of Hyperlexia. To Diagnose or Not to Diagnose? That is the question. 3. The Case for Teaching Reading. Create a Hyperlexic? Early Brain Development. Making the Case. Teaching Guidelines. What Method? 4. Teaching Babies to Read. Preparation. Level One: Match Word. Level Two: Pointing. Level Three: Match Object. Level Four: Reading. Level Five: Generalization. The Genelect Program. Set One: Familiar names and high-frequency words. Set Two: Facilitating Words. Set Three: First letters. Set Four: First Phonic Words ă (CVC). Set Five: Common high-frequency words. Set Six: Individual interest words. Set Seven: More phonics words Ä• Ä Å Å (CVC). Set Eight: Phonics vowel change (CVC). Set Nine: More high-frequency words. Set Ten: Phonics long vowel (CVC-e). Set Eleven: Phonics blends. Set Twelve: More long vowels. Phonemic Conventions. Sight and High-frequency Words. 5. Line of Attack. Home. Outside Therapies. School. Other Environments. Strategies. 6. Learning Early Social Expectations. Reminder Book. Situation Book. Incentive Chart.. 7. Navigating the School System Placement. When You Have to Fight. Process Guidelines. 8. Customizing Behavior Therapy. Pro-Active Responses. Foundation Skills. Social Skills. Academic Skills. 9. Customizing Language Therapy. Receptive Language. Expressive Language. Wh- Questions. Intraverbals. Grammar. Social Language. 10. Theory of Mind. Picture Inferencing. What Comes Next? Guess/Don’t Guess. Verbal Inferencing. Thought Bubbles. Role Playing with Figures. 11. Ten Commandments. Appendix A: Special Education La in the United States. Special Education Law Terms. The Special Education Process. Legal Documentation. Appendix B: Some Useful Organizations in the UK. Appendix C: Glossary and Diagnostic Criteria. Glossary. DSM-IV (1994) Diagnostic Criteria. Other Disorders. References. Index.
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Audra Jensen is mother to a son with autism and hyperlexia, and to a bright and energetic daughter. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and the director of Autism Behavioral Consulting in Vancouver and Portland. She is an author, social cognitive specialist as well as an attendee of the Michelle Garcia Winner’s mentorship program in 2009.
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