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Allen, Thomas E.; Clark, M. Diane; del Giudice, Alex; Koo, Daniel; Lieberman, Amy; Mayberry, Rachel; Millerd, Paul – American Annals of the Deaf, 2009
Four critical responses to an article, "The Role of Phonology and Phonologically Related Skills in Reading Instruction for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing" (Wang, Trezek, Luckner, & Paul, 2008), are presented. Issue is taken with the conclusions of the article by Wang and colleagues regarding the "necessary" condition of phonological…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Phonology, Partial Hearing, Deafness
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Kiefer, Barbara – Language Arts, 1988
Sets forth a theory of style in picture books which focuses on artists' choices in expressing meaning and shows how a literary and aesthetic discourse may evolve as children respond to these choices. Suggests how teachers can create a classroom context which will promote the fullest communication between a child and a picture book.(NH)
Descriptors: Art Expression, Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes
McLendon, Gloria H. – 1983
Research data in neurosurgery, neuropsychology, and neurolinguistics indicate that the human brain is lateralized toward one of two methods of information processing, and that, in most humans, the language bias appears to be a left hemisphere function, while the visiospatial bias belongs to the right. Furthermore, the left hemisphere seems to…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Holistic Approach, Lateral Dominance
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Baghban, Marcia – Reading Horizons, 1986
Summarizes and updates original study done on reading and writing development of a preschool child. (SRT)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Beginning Reading, Child Development, Child Language
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Helfeldt, John P. – Reading World, 1983
Presents evidence to support the premise that boys reflect a predilection to process information visually, while girls reflect a preference to process information auditorally. Cautions against relying on isolated components such as hemispheric dominance or laterality during the identification and correction of reading problems. (FL)
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Influences
Withrow, Frank B. – 1989
This paper compares the visual and auditory perceptual systems as bases for communication systems, reviews advances in computer technology, and considers implications for literacy among persons with hearing impairments. It is pointed out that the primary language skills of hearing individuals are developed through speech and language (auditory…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
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Considine, David M. – Language Arts, 1987
Laments the lack of successful integration of current technological advances into American classrooms. Suggests that schools need to acknowledge the role, form, and function of the mass media in society, and that teachers should develop teaching strategies to help students cope with the iconic world in which they live. (SKC)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Classroom Environment, Communications, Educational Technology