Children with autism spectrum and picture books: Extending the reading experiences of autistic children of primary age

Tabernero Sala, Rosa María (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Calvo Valios, Virginia (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Autistic learners master visual and spatial abilities; they use visual language to organise, understand and give meaning to the world. Although they might struggle with verbal skills, they have an associative way of thinking. Taking into consideration the characteristics of seven autistic pupils, the aim of this paper was to identify the potential of picture books in relation to autistic readers in order to explain why picture books can be supportive tools for improving verbal and social communication skills. The findings, based on a qualitative case study and a reader response framework, show that picture books help children with autism develop social and communication skills as well as foster imagination. Their written outcomes clearly showed children's need to tell stories.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1111/lit.12182

Año: 2019

Publicado en: Literacy 54, 1 (2019), 11-17
ISSN: 1741-4350

Factor impacto JCR: 1.158 (2019)

Categ. JCR: LINGUISTICS rank: 73 / 187 = 0.39 (2019) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH rank: 185 / 263 = 0.703 (2019) - Q3 - T3

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.573 - Language and Linguistics (Q1) - Education (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Artículo (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Didáctica Lengua y Liter. (Dpto. Didác.Leng.y CC.HH.y SS.)