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Tractenberg, Rochelle E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
Reading-related skills were tested in adults with and without reading disabilities (RD) or with profound hearing impairment (PHI). Both RD and PHI groups demonstrated low levels of phonological awareness but the RD group also exhibited deficits in verbal short-term memory, morphological awareness, speeded written naming, reading comprehension, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Memory