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Becoming a Great Reader: One Deaf Student's Journey
Author(s) -
Salehomoum Maryam,
Pearson P. David
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of adolescent and adult literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1936-2706
pISSN - 1081-3004
DOI - 10.1002/jaal.1011
Subject(s) - psychology , deaf education , literacy , insider , reading (process) , perspective (graphical) , pedagogy , language development , early childhood , american sign language , modalities , developmental psychology , mathematics education , sign language , linguistics , sociology , philosophy , social science , artificial intelligence , political science , computer science , law
The case of a 17‐year‐old deaf student serves as a means of identifying specific home and school supports that had facilitated robust language and literacy development across the life span. Data consist of observations of the student while reading and thinking aloud, as direct evidence of proficiency, as well as follow‐up student and parent interviews that elicited an insider perspective regarding factors that had contributed to successful development from early childhood to adolescence. The authors discuss the importance of early and consistent exposure to language via the signed and auditory modalities and early and ongoing exposure to literacy‐based activities and explicit instruction in both home and school settings. The findings support several practices that can help ensure successful language and literacy development for deaf or hard of hearing students.