Investigation of Early Literacy Skills in Children on the Autism Spectrum: The Case of Turkish-Speaking Children

Kılıç Tülü B., Okcun-Akcamus M. Ç., Ergül C.

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, cilt.53, sa.6, ss.2395-2408, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10803-022-05456-8
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, PASCAL, BIOSIS, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2395-2408
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Early literacy, Autism spectrum, Home literacy environment, Language, HOME-LITERACY, EMERGENT-LITERACY, READING-COMPREHENSION, PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN, PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT, ORAL LANGUAGE, RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE, LETTER KNOWLEDGE, WORKING-MEMORY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we aimed to compare the early literacy skills and home literacy environment (HLE) of children on the autism spectrum and typically developing (TD) children, and to determine the predictors of early literacy skills in children on the autism spectrum. The sample in this study consisted of 30 children on the autism spectrum and 31 TD children whose receptive language ages were matched. Results indicated that children on the autism spectrum had significantly higher letter knowledge and significantly lower phonological awareness and vocabulary compared with TD children. No significant difference was found between the groups in terms of the HLE. Moreover, nonverbal cognitive ability predicted letter knowledge, and language and working memory predicted both vocabulary and phonological awareness.