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MacSweeney, Mairead; Brammer, Michael J.; Waters, Dafydd; Goswami, Usha – Brain, 2009
Hearing developmental dyslexics and profoundly deaf individuals both have difficulties processing the internal structure of words (phonological processing) and learning to read. In hearing non-impaired readers, the development of phonological representations depends on audition. In hearing dyslexics, many argue, auditory processes may be impaired.…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Deafness, Rhyme, Brain
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James, Deborah; Rajput, Kaukab; Brown, Tracey; Sirimanna, Tony; Brinton, Julie; Goswami, Usha – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
A short-term longitudinal study was conducted to investigate possible benefits of cochlear implant (CI) use on the development of phonological awareness in deaf children. Nineteen CI users were tested on 2 occasions. Two groups of deaf children using hearing aids were tested once: 11 profoundly deaf and 10 severely deaf children. A battery of…
Descriptors: Rhyme, Phonemes, Deafness, Syllables