Observation Of Literacy

Upon admission, Matthew attended the Bonnie Springer School at Murdoch Developmental Center. The school is a separate residential school. Matthew attended a classroom designed for students with Autism. He followed a picture schedule which allowed him to visually structure his day. Matthew is able to access his schedule and check off completed items independently. Matthew is able to match and identify basic shapes, classify pictures of common objects in his environment, and match/identify letters of the alphabet along with their letter sounds.
In the area of Literacy, Matthew is able to decode familiar words and has some comprehension of basic sentences. When asked specific questions related to a short story or filling in the blank to complete