ERIC Number: EJ1019150
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Publication Date: 2014-Feb
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Building the Evidence-Base of Effective Reading Strategies to Use with Deaf English-Language Learners
Guardino, Caroline; Cannon, Joanna E.; Eberst, Kimberley
Communication Disorders Quarterly, v35 n2 p59-73 Feb 2014
Nearly 25% of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students come from homes where a language other than English is used and are known as English-Language Learners (ELLs). Evidence-based practices used to teach students who are DHH ELLs are imperative. To build an evidence-base, successful strategies must be examined across multiple researchers, sites, and participants. This research is a replication of an effective reading strategy; teaching vocabulary using repeated preteaching sessions paired with viewing American Sign Language books on DVD. Five participants with severe to profound hearing loss participated in this multiple-baseline design (ABC) across three sets of five vocabulary words study. Results indicated that after three sessions of preteaching and viewing the DVD, the majority of participants signed correctly 90% to 100% of the targeted vocabulary. Maintenance data were collected 1 to 5 weeks following the intervention. Implications for practitioners and researchers are discussed.
Descriptors: Deafness, English Language Learners, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, American Sign Language, Hearing Impairments, Optical Disks, Books, Intervention, Special Schools, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Difficulty Level, Questionnaires
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