ERIC Number: EJ1270929
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1525-7401
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Phonological Awareness Assessment and Intervention Practices for Children Who Are D/deaf or Hard of Hearing
Puhlman, Jane E.; Wood, Carla L.
Communication Disorders Quarterly, v42 n1 p23-30 Nov 2020
There is not general consensus on best practice for assessment and intervention of phonological awareness (PA) for children who are D/deaf or hard of hearing (D/dhh). The current study surveyed the PA practices of teachers of the deaf and speech-language pathologists to explore perceptions of PA importance, familiarity, and helpfulness related to assessment and intervention approaches used when working with children who are D/dhh. Survey responses from speech-language pathologists (n = 80) and teachers of the deaf (n = 94) indicated that the majority of respondents perceive PA to be important to literacy instruction with children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Notably there was a significantly higher average PA importance rating for literacy instruction with children with typical hearing than the PA importance rating for children who were D/dhh. There was wide variability in reported PA assessment and intervention practices. Participants reported using some assessments that included explicit items or subtests for PA including the following: "Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing," and the "Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills." There was not general consensus on a particular instructional method or approach to support literacy development.
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Teachers, Knowledge Level, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Literacy Education, Primary Education, Phonemic Awareness, Attitudes, Teaching Methods
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals; Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A