Action Research Project by Nina Chacker https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno Increasing Reading Comprehension in Deaf Students en-us 2017-07-11 16:52:06 UTC 2024-05-21 11:55:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Questions nrkchacker https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178500441 -How can deaf and hard of hearing students increase their reading comprehension skills? What specific strategies can be introduced?
-Why do deaf students read at lower grade level equivalencies than their hearing peers?
-How does reading comprehension impact student success in other academic subject areas?
-How much time should students spend reading during each school day?]]> 2017-07-11 17:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178500441 Teaching Techniques to Increase Reading Comprehension nrkchacker https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178500459 -Daily read alouds.
-Direct instruction on translating English texts into ASL.
-Vocabulary development.
-Reading strategies.

]]> 2017-07-11 17:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178500459 Assessment Techniques nrkchacker https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178500460 -Informal assessments: Reading quizzes on MyOn books (students use a computer program to read a story and then take a short quiz afterwards), observations during class read alouds and dissussion, teacher reading one-on-one with students, other classroom activities
-Formal assessments: Brigance, M-STEP/MI-ACCESS, MAP

]]> 2017-07-11 17:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178500460 Issues Specific to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students to Consider nrkchacker https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178501294 -Bilingual/bicultural learners, communicate colloquially in ASL but read in English
-Limited ability to communicate with families at home (most parents don't sign), leads to further language delays.
-Students are only reading at school, due to family's inability to use ASL]]> 2017-07-11 17:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178501294 Reference List nrkchacker https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178985748
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Berke, Michele; Reading Books With Young Deaf Children: Strategies for Mediating Between American Sign Language and English. J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ 2013; 18 (3): 299-311. doi: 10.1093/deafed/ent001

Hirshorn, Elizabeth A., Matthew W. G. Dye, Peter Hauser, Ted R. Supalla, and Daphne Bavelier. "The contribution of phonological knowledge, memory, and language background to reading comprehension in deaf populations." Frontiers in Psychology 6 (2015): n. pag. Web.

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LaSasso, C. J., & Crain, K. L. (2015). READING FOR DEAF AND HEARING READERS: QUALITATIVELY AND/OR QUANTITATIVELY SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT? A NATURE VERSUS NURTURE ISSUE. American Annals of the Deaf, 159(5), 447-467.

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]]> 2017-07-18 20:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178985748 Research Topic nrkchacker https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178986145 As a Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, it concerns me that most students in the population I work with read significantly below grade level. I am researching techniques I might be able to increase my students' reading comprehension abilities as part of my action research project.]]> 2017-07-18 20:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/178986145 Literature Review nrkchacker https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/179001209 2017-07-19 01:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nrkchacker/xs2o43acjgno/wish/179001209