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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Linguistics

Background:

The role of phonological decoding in literacy development for deaf and hard-of-hearing readers is debated.
Existing literature presents mixed findings on the influence of speech-based processing during reading for this population.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the extent to which deaf readers utilize speech-based phonological codes during reading.
To compare the eye-gaze behaviors of deaf and hearing children when encountering words in sentences.

Main Methods:

Utilized eye-tracking technology to record eye-gaze patterns of deaf and hearing primary-school children.
Presented target words of three types: correct, homophonic errors, and nonhomophonic errors within sentence contexts.
Analyzed eye-gaze fixations during initial word encounters and subsequent rereading.

Main Results:

Deaf and hearing readers exhibited different eye-movement behaviors during word rereading, but not during initial encounters.
Hearing readers differentiated between homophonic and nonhomophonic errors upon rereading, unlike deaf readers.
Deaf readers made fewer regressions to target words, suggesting reduced reliance on error resolution through rereading.

Conclusions:

Deaf signers appear to engage in phonological decoding to a lesser degree than hearing readers.
The findings suggest that deaf readers may employ different reading strategies, potentially relying less on phonological processing.
Eye-tracking data provides insights into the distinct reading mechanisms of deaf individuals.