Assisting Elementary Students Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Learn English via Remedial Techniques

Abstract

This experimental study aims to investigate the effectiveness of remedial techniques on learning English for elementary students
diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. All students were in grade 4 and were living in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province. The
researcher has received consent and great encouragement from these students’ teachers and parents before and during the research. The students were divided into the control group, which was taught with normal teaching methods, and the experimental group, which was further supported with remedial techniques in many activities such as one-to-one teaching, pair reading, and drill of worksheets. All students were pre-tested before the experimental teaching and then, after eleven weeks, did the post-test. The results show that remedial techniques have positive effects on helping students grow out of difficulties in learning English. The study recommends special support from educators and parents for these disadvantaged students during their English course at school.