Strategies 

Begin comprehension with the end in mind, i.e., "What is the aim?" then practice reading comprehension skills that will help students with ASD access the community (12).

Evidence-based Pedagogies to Support Students with ASD

Direct instruction (DI) has been shown to be effective to teach and scaffold the underlying cognitive processes associated with reading comprehension. Likewise, collaborative learning and peer tutoring can scaffold particular reading comprehension skills or practice and review reading materials (18).