98217 20210120104306.0 doi 10.1111/lit.12182 sideral 109212 ART-2019-109212 eng (orcid)0000-0002-2332-5807 Tabernero Sala, Rosa María Universidad de Zaragoza Children with autism spectrum and picture books: Extending the reading experiences of autistic children of primary age 2019 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted 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. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 1.158 2019 LINGUISTICS 73 / 187 = 0.39 2019 Q2 T2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 185 / 263 = 0.703 2019 Q3 T3 0.573 2019 Language and Linguistics 2019 Q1 Education 2019 Q2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion (orcid)0000-0002-5753-7680 Calvo Valios, Virginia Universidad de Zaragoza 4006 195 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Didác.Leng.y CC.HH.y SS. Área Didáctica Lengua y Liter. 54, 1 (2019), 11-17 Literacy Literacy 1741-4350 1254719 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/98217/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1562154 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/98217/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:98217 articulos driver 2021-01-20-08:34:53 ARTICLE