ERIC Number: EJ1389001
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-726X
EISSN: EISSN-1543-0375
Chinese Grammatical Development of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in a Sign Bilingualism and Coenrollment Program
Tang, Gladys; Li, Qun; Li, Jia; Yiu, Chris K.-M.
American Annals of the Deaf, v167 n5 p675-699 2023
The literacy development of d/Deaf and hard of hearing (d/Dhh) children has always been a matter of grave concern among educators, and grammatical knowledge is said to constitute a major component such development. The present article reports on a study that examined the development of Chinese grammar among groups of d/Dhh and hearing children who received education through a sign bilingualism and coenrollment (SLCO) approach. Findings from administration of a prestandardized assessment tool showed that while the d/Dhh children generally lagged behind their hearing peers at all levels, the gap began to narrow from Primary 2 onward, and they caught up with their hearing peers in most except for a few grammatical constructions by Primary 4. Qualitative analysis revealed a similar developmental profile and similar degrees of difficulty in mastering the more complex constructions in written Chinese between the two groups of children.
Descriptors: Chinese, Grammar, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Sign Language, Bilingual Students, Literacy Education, Students with Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Student Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Written Language, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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