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The English-Language and Reading Achievement of a Cohort of Deaf Students Speaking and Signing Standard English: A Preliminary Study
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Nielsen, Diane Corcoran; Luetke, Barbara; McLean, Meigan; Stryker, Deborah – American Annals of the Deaf, 2016
Research suggests that English-language proficiency is critical if students who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) are to read as their hearing peers. One explanation for the traditionally reported reading achievement plateau when students are D/HH is the inability to hear insalient English morphology. Signing Exact English can provide visual…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Reading Skills, Reading Achievement
Effectiveness of Multimedia Reading Materials when Used with Children Who Are Deaf
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Marshal Gentry, M.; Chinn, K. M.; Moulton, R. D. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2005
The purpose of the study was to assess the relative effectiveness of print, sign, and pictures in the transfer of reading-related information to children who are deaf. By means of personal computers, deaf children were presented CD-ROM-generated stories in four different formats: print only, print plus pictures, print plus sign language, and print…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Reading Materials, Deafness, Reading Comprehension
Cherokee County Curriculum Guide for Teachers of the Severely Handicapped.
Justen, Joseph E., III, Ed.; And Others – 1981
The Cherokee County (Alabama) Curriculum Guide for Teachers of the Severely Handicapped focuses on four areas--elimination of maladaptive behavior, alternative forms of communication, developmental physical management, and special physical education/recreation. The section on maladaptive behavior reviews basic intervention strategies, categories…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems