Enhancing Reading Comprehension of Autistic Students through Visual Conceptual Method

Abstract

This paper describes a case study conducted at a kindergarten in Malaysia. This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of a visual conceptual method in enhancing reading comprehension of learning disability students, specifically Autism. Another aim of the study is to investigate does multisensory instruction helps students engage in learning by observing students' reactions to the designed visual conceptual method. It was found that visual conceptual method is beneficial to assist students with learning disabilities to read and multisensory instruction offered a great help in reading. The teachers also agreed that based on the visual method, it would be beneficial to add more pictures to the words in order to attract their attention. This paper also highlighted the challenges faced by autistic students, the concept of inclusive education and how the methods help the teacher in enhancing the reading comprehension of learning disabilities students.