Selected Factors in Reading Comprehension for Deaf and Hearing Adults: Phonological Skills and Metacognition

American Annals of the Deaf
Ye WangLaudan B Jahromi

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to identify factors related to reading comprehension, and to compare similarities and differences in the reading processes of deaf and hearing adults. The sample included four groups, each consisting of 15 adults. The groups were identified as (a) deaf high-achieving readers, (b) deaf low-achieving readers, (c) hearing high-achieving readers, and (d) hearing low-achieving readers. Measurement instruments included a demographic form along with assessments of reading comprehension, phonological skills, and metacognition, the latter of which contained both a making-inferences measure and a think-aloud discussion with a reading strategies checklist. Results indicated that deaf high-achieving readers performed similarly to hearing high-achieving readers, except for phonological skills, and that for all participants, phonological skills and metacognition were related to reading comprehension skills.

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Jul 5, 2021·Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education·Loes WautersCorrie Tijsseling

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