Better understanding of the mechanisms underlying early reading skills can lead to
improved interventions. Hence, the purpose of this study was to examine multivariate …

During the past 25 years, investigations that have focused on the relationship between
speech and reading have provided critical insight into the factors that influence early reading …

Studies have shown that American Sign Language (ASL) fluency has a positive impact on
deaf individuals' English reading, but the cognitive and cross-linguistic mechanisms …

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

Since 1970, reading research with Deaf children has been occupied with the problem of
how to describe the reading process in this population. Most generally accepted models of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

This manuscript reviews 28 studies of reading research on deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH)
students published since 2000 that used correlational analyses. The examination focused …

FOUR CRITICAL RESPONSES to an article,“The Role of Phonology and Phonologically
Related Skills in Reading Instruction for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing”(Wang …