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Silvestri, Julia; Wang, Ye – American Annals of the Deaf, 2018
The purpose of the study was to uncover and describe psycholinguistic and sociocognitive factors facilitating effective reading by signing adults who are profoundly deaf and do not use hearing technology. The sample comprised four groups, each consisting of 15 adults, for a total of 60 participants. The four groups were "deaf…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Adults, Deafness, Reading Instruction
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Lapinsky, Jessica; Colonna, Caitlin; Sexton, Patricia; Richard, Mariah – American Annals of the Deaf, 2015
The study examined the effectiveness of a workshop on Deaf culture and basic medical American Sign Language for increasing osteopathic student physicians' confidence and knowledge when interacting with ASL-using patients. Students completed a pretest in which they provided basic demographic information, rated their confidence levels, took a video…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Student Subcultures, Medical Students
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Norman, Nancy; Jamieson, Janet R. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2015
The study investigated how social and emotional learning (SEL) is reflected in the attitudes, beliefs, and practices of itinerant teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing (ITDHHs). A mixed-methods approach was taken to survey 53 ITDHHs about their comfort with teaching SEL, commitment to ongoing professional development in SEL skills, and…
Descriptors: Socialization, Emotional Development, Itinerant Teachers, Deafness
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Appanah, Thangi M.; Hoffman, Nancy – American Annals of the Deaf, 2014
The authors investigated the impact of the Deaf Student Editing Rubric (DSER) as a self-editing tool on the writing performance of prelingually profoundly deaf adolescent students whose first language is American Sign Language. The DSER was developed by the first author. The study participants included 15 Deaf students in 4 classrooms in grades…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Deafness, Partial Hearing, Scoring Rubrics