We examined the language and reading progress of 336 young DHH children in
kindergarten, first and second grades. Trained assessors tested children's language …

The purpose of this literature review is to present the arguments in support of
conceptualizing deaf children as 'English Learners', to explore the educational implications …

Objectives: This longitudinal study followed the language development of children who
received the combination of early (5 to 18 months) and simultaneous bilateral cochlear …

Historically it has been reported that deaf students do not achieve age-appropriate
outcomes in reading, with this performance often being characterized in terms of a fourth …

This meta-analysis study aims to quantify the group differences in reading skills between
children with cochlear implants and their hearing peers and between children with cochlear …

In the history of deaf education, questions attending communication, language, and modality
have generated much discussion, and even heated debate. This should not be surprising as …

The authors (a) examine the available peer-reviewed research documenting the literacy
achievement of deaf children educated in sign bilingual programs,(b) identify gaps in the …

Normal-hearing people use sound as a cue to recognize various events that occur in their
surrounding environment; however, this is not possible for deaf and hearing of hard (DHH) …

Purpose: Children with cochlear implants (CIs) have difficulty with literacy, and although it is
established that phonological processing underlies literacy skills in children with typical …

The small body of research on writing and writing processes in the group of deaf and hard of
hearing (DHH) children has shown that this group struggles more with writing than their …