Kyle, F. E. (2015). Research Methods in Studying Reading and Literacy Development in Deaf Children Who Sign. In: Orfanidou, E., Woll, B. & Morgan, G. (Eds.), Research Methods in Sign Language Studies: A Practical Guide. (pp. 300-318). John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118346013.ch16
Abstract
This chapter discusses research concerning deaf individual’s reading and spelling development, with a focus on collecting literacy data from deaf children and adolescents. I will begin by presenting an overview of what we know about reading development in deaf individuals covering topics such as: What are the reading achievements of deaf children? How do deaf children learn to read? Do they learn to read in a similar way to hearing children? This will be followed by a more detailed discussion of the different types of methodologies that have been used to conduct literacy research with deaf children, highlighting important findings. Lastly I will describe some of the issues involved with researching literacy development in deaf children who sign and potential ways of dealing with these issues.
Publication Type: | Book Section |
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Publisher Keywords: | deaf children; deaf individuals; literacy development; reading skills |
Subjects: | P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics |
Departments: | School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Language & Communication Science |
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