The thought process of profoundly and severely prelingually deaf children were studied in a
field situation, to determine both general mechanisms and individual differences in …

Introduction The effect of prelingual deafness on brain development and function has
historically been a subject of considerable speculation but little research. While numerous …

Research on cognitive functioning in deaf individuals, like more specific topics such as
intelligence (see Maller, this volume) or social functioning (see Antia & Kreimeyer, this …

The objective of this study was to bring about a better understanding of the abilities of
prelingually deafened individuals to process word and nonword visual information. Students …

Investigated the influence of language mode (print or sign) and syntax (English or American
Sign Language [ASL]) on recall, preference, and comprehension. In Exp I, the effects of …

Available research suggesting severe delays in the language acquisition of deaf children
has not often considered that the delay may be specific to the English language and not …

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The linguistic abilities, cognitive abilities, and educational achievements of the deaf are
reviewed. The reviewed indicates three conclusions about the abilities of deaf persons …

Theorists have long described the relationship between language and complex thought
processes as being interwoven (eg, Vygotsky, 1987; Furth, 1966; Piaget, 1969). A particular …

How do the word recognition skills of deaf children compare with those of their hearing
counterparts? Four groups of 20 subjects (deaf readers, hearing good readers, poor readers …