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Lowenstein, Joanna H.; Nittrouer, Susan – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: Better auditory prostheses and earlier interventions have led to remarkable improvements in spoken language abilities for children with hearing loss (HL), but these children often still struggle academically. This study tested a hypothesis for why this may be, proposing that the language of school becomes increasingly disconnected from…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Language Patterns
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Afsah, Omayma; Elawady, Sara; Elshawaf, Wessam; Abou-Elsaad, Tamer – Deafness & Education International, 2022
The academic achievement of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students depends on the interaction of many factors, including student and family characteristics and experiences inside and outside school. Several questionnaires have previously been designed for evaluating the listening skills of deaf English-speaking children in school environments.…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Listening Skills
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El-Zraigat, Ibrahim A. – International Education Studies, 2013
The main purpose of the present study was to assess special needs for students with hearing impairment. The sample of the study consisted of 231 students enrolled at schools for deaf children in Jordan, 113 males and 118 females. A special needs scale was developed and used in assessing special needs for students. The reliability and validity of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Student Needs, Deafness