Coaching practices for How to Encourage a Child with Autism to Practice Reading
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- I read it over and over until it feels familiar, then the moment someone asks me to actually say it back I draw a total blank
- There’s a stack of books I keep meaning to get to, and I keep telling myself I’ll read when I "find the time"
- My child has gotten so used to being "the difficult one" that they act like it’s just who they are
- I only ever speak up to my kid when something’s wrong
- My whole study method is reading it again and again until it flows smoothly and nods along like “yeah, I’ve got this”
Practices that may help
- Retrieval practice (testing to learn)
Quiz yourself to learn, not just to check what you already know.
Make It Stick: The Science of Learning - Reading
Read a few pages of something that develops you each morning.
The Miracle Morning, Made Practical - Use experiential recognition to highlight strengths in the moment
Catch the child demonstrating a virtue and name the virtue directly.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser) - Deliver active recognition of ordinary positive moments
Narrate what the child is doing right in real time, even when it is unremarkable.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser) - Close-and-recall before re-reading
After reading a section, close the book and write down everything you remember before looking again.
The Fluency Illusion: Why Easy Reading Fools You Into Thinking You’ve Learned - Apply retrieval practice regardless of your preferred modality
Testing yourself works for everyone — not just "reading-writing" learners.
The Learning Styles Myth: What the Research Actually Says - Encourage the effort and the process, not the outcome
Encouragement builds inner confidence; outcome-praise creates dependency on adult evaluation.
Natural and Logical Consequences (Rudolf Dreikurs) - Recite the key points without looking back
Close the book and say — or write — the answer to your question before reading the next section.
The SQ3R Method for Active Reading - Add the difficulty of testing
Make yourself retrieve the answer instead of rereading it.
Desirable Difficulties: When Harder Means Better Learning - Recognize what is not happening with proactive recognition
Catch the child not misbehaving and name the success explicitly.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser)
Related concerns
- Behavioral Parent Training Praise
Tell the child exactly what they did right so they know what to repeat.
Use descriptive praise instead of generic approval
- Building Credit History For A Child
Consistently reflect back who the child is becoming, not just what they’re doing.
Build the child’s inner wealth narrative over time
- Character Recognition Parenting
Catch the child demonstrating a virtue and name the virtue directly.
Use experiential recognition to highlight strengths in the moment
- Contribution Praise Children
"You set the table without being asked — that helped the whole family" is more powerful than "Good job."
Encourage specific contributions and efforts
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Catch the child demonstrating a virtue and name the virtue directly.
- How Do You Get A Child To Eat
Empathize with the child’s concern, share yours, and invite them to solve it together.
Use Plan B: the three-step collaborative conversation
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