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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Deaf or hard of hearing"”.
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Teachers’ perspectives of giftedness among students who are deaf or hard of hearing
This qualitative, exploratory study describes and interprets the perspectives of giftedness of twelve teachers who work with Deaf and hard of hearing students in a variety of educational settings across Canada. Using in-depth interviews, the resulting twenty-five hours of audio tapes were …
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The Effects of Visuospatial Sequence Training with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Abstract Despite advances in hearing aid and cochlear implant technologies, many children who are deaf or hard of hearing continue to lag behind typically hearing peers in language and reading abilities. Additionally, there is a high degree of variability in language outcomes among children with a …
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Language Skills, Oral Narrative Production, and Executive Functions of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
<p>This study assessed the language skills, oral narrative abilities, and executive functions (EFs) of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and normal hearing (NH), and examined the differences between two groups as well as the relationships between oral narrative production and EFs.</p> …
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Parent-to-Parent Support for Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: A Conceptual Framework
Background: Parent-to-parent support for parents with children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) is identified as an important component of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs for children with hearing loss. Purpose: The specific aim of this review was to identify the …
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A Case Study of the Preventing Academic Failure Orton-Gillingham Approach With Five Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Using the Mediating Tool of Cued Speech
Struggling deaf readers, like struggling readers with dyslexia, share similarities in their difficulty with phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Orton-Gillingham instruction is used to remediate these difficulties among hearing readers, but data is needed on its …
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The Montessori Method's Use of Seguin's Three-Period Lesson and Its Impact on the Book Choices and Word Learning of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
… in the literature that the acquisition of literacy presents a significant challenge for most students who are deaf or hard of hearing (Allen, 1986; Babbini & Quigley, 1970; Holt, 1993; Lane & Baker, 1974; Marschark, Lang, & Albertini, 2002; Moog & Geers, 1985; Traxler, 2000; Trybus & …
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Sound Sensing and Feedback Techniques for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Sound awareness can have wide ranging impact for people who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) from being informed of safety critical sounds such as fire alarms and sirens to more mundane but useful cues such as microwave beeps or door knocks. The current solutions used by DHH people—such as …
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“¡Ya Entiendo! Now I Understand!” Parents' Perceptions of the Diagnosis Process and Early Intervention Services
… process that identified their children as deaf or hard of hearing and the early-intervention services provided after the diagnosis. It explored how culture influenced the parental perception of information given to them and the ways in which their backgrounds swayed their individual …
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Assessing accessibility in environmental education with an emphasis on the d/Deaf and hard of hearing community
Accessibility is a topic that has been explored more often in the last decade. Still, levels of accessibility and how to increase accessibility have been studied less within the scope of environmental education (EE). Accessibility can be defined differently when considering EE and nature-based …
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Teachers of students who are deaf and hard-of-hearing: Change in reading instruction through collaborative professional development
Students who are (D/HH) have a history of low-reading proficiency. Factors external to the student, such as the reading and spelling instruction the child receives once he or she enters school, are thought to be contributors to low-reading proficiency (Limbrick, McNaughton, & Clay, 1992; Lytle & …