Much work has examined whether deaf and hearing individuals' reading strategies are
qualitatively different, under the assumption that such differences might account for …

The presentation of a volume on Methods in Bilingual Reading Comprehension Research is
timely and provides a much-needed set of methodological tools to further understand …

For many years, researchers have sought to understand the reading development of deaf
and hard of hearing (DHH) students. Guided by prior research on DHH and hearing …

This study investigates reading comprehension in adult deaf and hearing readers. Using
correlational analysis and stepwise regression, we assess the contribution of English …

The central aim of this study was to clarify whether sign language (SL) nativeness is a
significant factor in determining prelingually deaf individuals' reading skills and whether its …

Even though there are many more bilinguals in the world who listen to two or more
languages than read them (recall that many bilinguals may not know how to read and write …

Researchers have used various theories to explain deaf individuals' reading skills, including
the dual route reading theory, the orthographic depth theory, and the early language access …

This chapter explores the relation between models of bilingual language representation and
text comprehension. Two issues are addressed. The first is whether the processes used …

I review the literature on reading and deafness, focusing on the role of three broad factors in
acquisition and skilled reading: the method of encoding print; language-specific knowledge …

While reading is challenging for many deaf individuals, some become proficient readers.
Little is known about the component processes that support reading comprehension in these …