Tuna, AyseAhmetoglu, Emine2024-06-122024-06-122017978-605-307-685-8https://doi.org/10.19275/RSEPCONFERENCES089https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/188794th RSEP Multidisciplinary International Conferences on Social Issues and Economic Studies -- JUN 29-30, 2017 -- Prague, CZECH REPUBLICComputer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) has an increasing popularity due to its effectiveness on the education of the students with disabilities involving the students with autism spectrum disorder, one of the developmental disabilities which is seen among 60 individuals out of 10,000. CAI is used in the education of autistic individuals in various fields since it provides repetition, predictability and motivating learning opportunity which meets the needs of the students with autism. Specifically, CAI is effectively used in the teaching of academic skills, such as vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing and mathematics, to autistic individuals, and can be used in many different since it is widespread and easily reachable. Hence, the use of CAI in the teaching of academic skills has been widely investigated in recent years. In this paper we review the existing studies and evaluate the results obtained in these studies. Based on the results, it is clear that CAI is more effective than traditional teaching methods in the acquisition of academic skills in autistic individuals.en10.19275/RSEPCONFERENCES089info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAutism Spectrum DisorderComputer-Assisted InstructionAcademic SkillsOpen Research IssuesExplicit InstructionReading-SkillsConference Object2125N/AWOS:000461018400003