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BuddyBooks with Collaborative Strategic Reading for students with autism

Award Number: 90BISA0087
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2025
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2026

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BuddyBooks with Collaborative Strategic Reading for students with autism - The goal of this Phase I SBIR project is to demonstrate the feasibility of using AI-assisted Collaborative Strategic Reading to improve reading skills for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Our objectives include: (1) defining the requirements for modifications to our AI-based literacy improvement tool BuddyBooks for Students with Autism, entitled BBSA, to provide generative AI-assisted Collaborative Strategic Reading, (2) implementing the modifications, (3) creating the Training Guide, (4) evaluating teacher satisfaction and perceived effectiveness of the system, with the goal of achieving a “High” rating for BBSA’s potential to enhance comprehension among students with ASD. The intended outcome of this Phase I project is that the teachers will find this intervention useful in improving their students’ readings skills. The outcome will be measured through administering surveys to the students and their teacher. The expected product is a system that helps ASD students improve their reading skills under teacher guidance. Improved reading skills in ASD students have been shown to improve education, employment and quality of life outcomes.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	OBJECTIVE ED, INC.	15355 TAKE OFF PL	ROYAL PALM BEACH	FL	33414	PALM BEACH	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	1	12/28/2025	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $100,000 )
2025	2025	OBJECTIVE ED, INC.	15355 TAKE OFF PL	ROYAL PALM BEACH	FL	33414	PALM BEACH	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	5/5/2025	NEW	$100,000
														Subtotal = $100,000

Grand Total All Awards = $100,000

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BuddyBooks with Collaborative Strategic Reading for students with autism

Award Number: 90BISA0087

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2025

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2026

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