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Language Parallels Seen In Deafness And Dyslexia

By admin | July 1, 2012

New research from the US has uncovered parallels in language-processing by two groups of children with hearing issues, and children with dyslexia.

The study at Ohio State University looks at the links between hearing and language skills (children with cochlear implants, and children with dyslexia).

Read >> Studies On Deaf Children May Decode Dyslexia

Importantly, this study showed both groups of children to experience similar patterns of language-processing. The results may cause traditional teaching of phonemes to alter in favour of mixed language-teaching approaches.

Further Reading

* Deaf Children and Language Skills: Ohio Study Has Surprising Results

*Listening and Speaking: A Link To Reading/Writing?

* Bilingual, Spoken Language At Home And School

* New Words-App For Children With Hearing Devices

* Early Learning With Smart-Phones And Tablet PCs

* Early Years Learning – Linking Items To Words

* Early Language Teaching At Home

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   September 17th, 2012 at 8:55 am

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