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The Effects of a Vocabulary Intervention on Teaching Multiple-Meaning Words to Students Who Are d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing
AbstractBuilding vocabulary knowledge, especially breadth and depth of word meanings, is a crucial step in assisting students to read and comprehend print independently. A large body of research has documented the low reading achievement levels of a number of Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students. The goal of the present study was to examine the effects of a vocabulary intervention to teach 24 multiple-meaning words to fourth-grade DHH students in Saudi Arabia by utilizing a single-case experimental design (multiple probe design across participants). A total of 5 students with a profound hearing loss participated in the ...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - June 13, 2020 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

Deaf Community Cultural Wealth in Community College Students
AbstractDeaf students are members of a linguistic and cultural minority whose background and experiences provide a unique backdrop for the navigation of higher education. Using the framework of Deaf community cultural wealth, this study examines the experiences of Deaf students in community college and their utilization of various forms of capital. Findings showed that they exhibited instances of resistant, navigational, social, and familial capital in accessing and persisting in higher education. (Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - June 12, 2020 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

Factors Related to Personal Resiliency in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Adolescents
AbstractHearing loss is a risk factor for a child ’s appropriate psychosocial development but is not a risk factor for the development of resiliency. Thus, the aim of this research was to determine the level of resiliency, as well as its relation to internal and external factors, in deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) adolescents. The sample included 55 DHH students, 12–14 years of age. Resiliency Scales for Children& Adolescents was used in this research. The obtained results showed that DHH students perceived their resiliency in the average range, except in subscales: Self-efficacy (within Sense of Mastery Scale), So...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - June 1, 2020 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

Visual-Spatial Perspective-Taking in Spatial Scenes and in American Sign Language
AbstractAs spatial languages, sign languages rely on spatial cognitive processes that are not involved for spoken languages. Interlocutors have different visual perspectives of the signer ’s hands requiring a mental transformation for successful communication about spatial scenes. It is unknown whether visual-spatial perspective-taking (VSPT) or mental rotation (MR) abilities support signers’ comprehension of perspective-dependent American Sign Language (ASL) structures. A total of 33 deaf ASL adult signers completed tasks examining nonlinguistic VSPT ability, MR ability, general ASL proficiency (ASL-Sentence Reproduct...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - June 1, 2020 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

Lies and Irony Understanding in Deaf and Hearing Adolescents
AbstractLies and irony are paradigmatic examples of nonliteral communication; many deaf children and even adults have difficulty in understanding them. The present study assessed the understanding of lies and irony in 96 adolescents living in Spain in urban settings (58 deaf participants, 38 hearing participants; 10 –19 years old). We investigated whether deaf and hearing participants differ in their performance, and the effects of age, theory of mind (ToM), and language on the understanding of these nonliteral meanings in deaf participants. The results show that deaf participants do not find it difficult to detect nonl...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - June 1, 2020 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

DHH Students ’ Phoneme Repetition Awareness in Sentence Reading
AbstractTo examine deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students ’ awareness of phoneme repetition in Chinese sentence reading, two experiments were conducted in the self-paced, moving-window reading paradigm. The materials comprised sentences in which Chinese characters that sequentially followed each other shared similar spelling initials and finals in Experi ments 1 and 2, respectively. In comparison to hearing participants, DHH participants were more likely to find it more time-consuming to read sentences with, as opposed to without, phoneme repetitions. However, their difficulty in phonological processing seemed to be lin...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - May 30, 2020 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

Corrigendum to: Time-Course of Grammatical Processing in Deaf Readers: An Eye-Movement Study
In the original version of this article, the description of the task on p. 2, right-hand column did not include a citation to Gallego, Mart ín-Aragoneses, López-Higes, and Pison (2016). In addition, the presentation of the stimuli on p. 6 has been updated in order to make it clear that ``PRE TAR POS'' are the abbreviations of each part of the stimuli. The paper has also been updated in order to clarify that stimuli were presented on a 15.6- inch ASUS connected to a 18.5″ monitor at a resolution of 1,366 × 768 pixels (p. 7). The authors regret any confusion caused. Finally, the Acknowledgments section was originally in...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - May 28, 2020 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

What ’s That You Say? Communication Breakdowns and Their Repairs in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
AbstractConversational fluency is important to form meaningful connections and relationships with the people around us but is understudied in children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). Communication breakdowns reduce conversational fluency. They occur when a speaker says something that interrupts the flow of conversation requiring a request for clarification or confirmation from their listener to repair the misunderstanding. Young children who are D/HH are at risk of more frequent communication breakdowns and fewer successful repairs than children with typical hearing (The missing link in language development of deaf...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - May 28, 2020 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

The Limits of “Communication Mode” as a Construct
AbstractQuestions about communication mode (a.k.a. “communication options” or “communication opportunities”) remain among the most controversial issues in the many fields that are concerned with the development and well-being of children (and adults) who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing. In this manuscript, we argue that a large part of the rea son that this debate persists is due to limitations of the construct itself. We focus on what we term “the crucial question”: namely, what kind of experience with linguistic input during infancy and toddlerhood is most likely to result in mastery of at least one language (s...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - May 20, 2020 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

Outcomes for School-Aged Children with Aural Atresia
This study compared the language, reading, classroom, and quality of life outcomes of primary school-aged children with aural atresia (AA) to matched controls. Participants included 10 children with AA (eight unilateral) and 10 children with typical hearing matched by chronological and mental age. All children with AA had been fitted with an amplification device. Outcome measures included standardized tests of language, reading, and functional communication questionnaires of children ’s classroom performance and hearing quality of life. The children with AA recorded significantly reduced hearing quality of life. The two ...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - May 20, 2020 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

Understanding of Pretend Emotions in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The first version of this paper listed the authors in the incorrect order. This has now been corrected online. The publisher apologizes for the error. (Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - January 31, 2020 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

What is the Source of Bilingual Cross-Language Activation in Deaf Bilinguals?
This study investigated whether the observed effects of American Sign Language (ASL) activation on English print depend on (a) an overlap in syllabic structure of the signed translations or (b) oninitialization, an effect of contact between ASL and English that has resulted in a direct representation of English orthographic features in ASL sublexical form. Results demonstrate that neither of these conditions is required or enhances effects of cross-language activation. The experimental outcomes indicate that deaf bilinguals discover the optimal mapping between their two languages in a manner that is not constrained by priv...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - August 9, 2019 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

The Transition to School Among Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Children: Teacher and Parent Perspectives
AbstractAlthough entry into the school system is a major milestone in the lives of young d/Deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH) children and their families, relatively little is known about parents ’ and teachers’ experiences and perspectives of this important transition. The aims of this study were to describe parents’ concerns during their children’s transition from early intervention to school, to describe practices available for families of DHH children, and to explore parents’ a nd teachers’ perspectives regarding practices that support a smooth transition to school. Parents (N = 40) and teachers (N = 37) o...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - August 5, 2019 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

Listening through the Bone: Collected Poems
Review of:Conley,W. (2018). Listening Through the Bone. Collected Poems. Washington DC: Gallaudet University Press. Paperback. 129  pages. $21.95 (Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - August 5, 2019 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

Prevalence of Anxiety or Depression Diagnosis in Deaf Adults
AbstractThe national prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders among deaf adults who use American Sign Language (ASL) remains largely understudied. Data for self-reported depression and anxiety disorder diagnosis (n = 1,704 deaf adults;n = 3,287 hearing adults) as told by their healthcare providers were drawn from HINTS-ASL and HINTS datasets. Chi-square and Poisson regression analysis compared characteristics and predictors for depression or anxiety disorder diagnosis among deaf adults. Rate of diagnosed depression or anxiety disorder was significantly higher (25%) and occurred at earlier age (45 years; SD = 15) for ...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - August 1, 2019 Category: Audiology Source Type: research