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Wolk, Steve; Schildroth, Arthur – Journal of Research in Reading, 1984
Indicates that certain items in reading comprehension tests are not measuring for hearing impaired students the particular reading skill they are intended to measure. Argues for a word/idea association strategy as the explanation for this and briefly discusses its relevance for testing and educating the hearing impaired. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Hearing Impairments, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction

Beggs, W. D. A.; Breslaw, P. I. – Journal of Research in Reading, 1983
Concludes that the measurement of reading ability in the deaf by the Picture Assisted Reading Test is hampered by the strategies used by students attempting to complete the test. (FL)
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Language Processing, Language Proficiency, Reading Ability