Forty-one children with severe-profound prelingual hearing loss were assessed on single
word reading, reading comprehension, English vocabulary, phonological awareness and …

The development of reading ability in a group of deaf children was followed over a 3-year
period. A total of 29 deaf children (7–8years of age at the first assessment) participated in …

The emerging reading and spelling abilities of 24 deaf and 23 hearing beginning readers
were followed over 2 years. The deaf children varied in their language backgrounds and …

Seven-and eight-year-old deaf children and hearing children of equivalent reading age
were presented with a number of tasks designed to assess reading, spelling, productive …

Background Vocabulary knowledge and speechreading are important for deaf children's
reading development but it is unknown whether they are independent predictors of reading …

Two groups of children with moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss were studied.
Tests of reading and underpinning skills were administered. Comparisons were made with …

This article reports on a longitutinal study of reading progress in a group of five-year-old deaf
children and a group of hearing controls. All children were prereaders at the beginning of …

Better understanding the mechanisms underlying developing literacy has promoted the
development of more effective reading interventions for typically developing children. Such …

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 …

Over the years, persistently low achievement levels have led scholars to question whether
reading skill development is different for deaf readers. Research findings suggest that in …