Teaching Phonological Awareness to Children with Hearing Loss who Use Spoken Language: Six Big Ideas
Krystal L Werfel1, Gabriella Reynolds1
1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
Purpose:
Because children with hearing loss experience difficulty in developing word decoding and spelling skills, effective phonological awareness instruction for this population is vital. Children with hearing loss are often delayed in their development of phonological awareness compared to peers with normal hearing; however, the developmental progression appears to be the same for both groups of children. Some modifications to typical phonological awareness instruction are warranted for this population.
Conclusion:
This article synthesizes recent research on phonological awareness instruction for children with hearing loss from several research groups into six big ideas that have led to impressive gains in phonological awareness skills for this population.
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