The purpose of this literature review is to present the arguments in support of
conceptualizing deaf children as 'English Learners', to explore the educational implications …

Purpose Children with hearing loss may not reach the same level of reading proficiency as
their peers with typical development. Audiologists and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) …

Forty-one children with severe-profound prelingual hearing loss were assessed on single
word reading, reading comprehension, English vocabulary, phonological awareness and …

Better understanding of the mechanisms underlying early reading skills can lead to
improved interventions. Hence, the purpose of this study was to examine multivariate …

Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children born to hearing parents have profound theory-of-
mind (ToM) delays, yet little is known about how providing hearing assistance early in life …

Purpose: To compile the literature available about the oral health and dental care of the deaf
and hard of hearing (DHH) population. Materials and Methods: The study question of this …

Long-term literacy outcomes for children with hearing loss, particularly those with severe-to-
profound deafness who are fitted with cochlear implants (CIs) lag behind those of children …

We have thoroughly enjoyed this project–compiling a Festschrift in honor of our mentor,
guide, and critical friend, Dr. Robert Hoffmeister, or as most people know him, Bob. The …

Already well documented for hearing children, schooling's effects on early literacy skills for
young students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) were examined for the first time in the …

The authors culled evidence-based recommendations and guidelines for effective
instruction from practice guides and national studies addressing the development of …