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Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Deaf children face significant challenges in learning to read.
  • Speechreading may play a role in phonological development and reading acquisition.
  • Previous research suggests a link between speechreading and reading skills, potentially mediated by phonological representations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if speechreading is trainable in deaf children.
  • To assess if speechreading training improves phonological and reading skills.
  • To evaluate a computerized speechreading training program through a randomized controlled trial.

Main Methods:

  • Sixty-six deaf children aged 5–7 years were randomized into speechreading or maths training groups.
  • Training involved 10-minute sessions, 4 days a week for 12 weeks.
  • Children were assessed on language and literacy measures before, immediately after, and 3 and 11 months post-training.

Main Results:

  • No significant improvements were found in the primary speechreading outcome measure compared to the control group.
  • The speechreading group showed significant gains on a secondary speechreading measure.
  • Some evidence suggested weaker benefits for phonological representations, but no improvements in word reading were observed.

Conclusions:

  • Speechreading skills can be trained in deaf children.
  • Current training duration or integration within a broader literacy program may be insufficient for significant reading improvements.
  • The developed speechreading training tool holds potential value for professionals working with deaf children.