Various studies have highlighted that severe to profound deafness in children affects the acquisition and mastering of spoken language. Data collected on children with cochlear implants (CIs) have shown contrasting results and large individual variability in linguistic proficiency and in literacy, with particular weakness in mastering morphosyntactic aspects as well as in reading and writing. The chapter offers an overview of recent studies where the role of specific parameters (i.e. age at diagnosis, age at CI activation, family and school environment, and exposure to sign language) influencing language and academic outcomes were analysed; we then describe the Italian educational contexts in which deaf children can be enrolled and provide some examples of visually grounded multimedia environments developed in Italy to enhance deaf students’ literacy.
Various studies have highlighted that severe to profound deafness in children affects the acquisition and mastering of spoken language. Data collected on children with cochlear implants (CIs) have shown contrasting results and large individual variability in linguistic proficiency and in literacy, with particular weakness in mastering morphosyntactic aspects as well as in reading and writing. The chapter offers an overview of recent studies where the role of specific parameters (i.e. age at diagnosis, age at CI activation, family and school environment, and exposure to sign language) influencing language and academic outcomes were analysed; we then describe the Italian educational contexts in which deaf children can be enrolled and provide some examples of visually grounded multimedia environments developed in Italy to enhance deaf students’ literacy.
Language Skills and Literacy of Deaf Children in the Era of Cochlear Implantation: Suggestions for Teaching through e-Learning Visual Environments / Caselli, Maria Cristina; Rinaldi, Pasquale; Onofrio, Daniela; Tomasuolo, Elena. - STAMPA. - (2015), pp. 443-460.
Language Skills and Literacy of Deaf Children in the Era of Cochlear Implantation: Suggestions for Teaching through e-Learning Visual Environments
RINALDI, Pasquale;ONOFRIO, DANIELA;
2015
Abstract
Various studies have highlighted that severe to profound deafness in children affects the acquisition and mastering of spoken language. Data collected on children with cochlear implants (CIs) have shown contrasting results and large individual variability in linguistic proficiency and in literacy, with particular weakness in mastering morphosyntactic aspects as well as in reading and writing. The chapter offers an overview of recent studies where the role of specific parameters (i.e. age at diagnosis, age at CI activation, family and school environment, and exposure to sign language) influencing language and academic outcomes were analysed; we then describe the Italian educational contexts in which deaf children can be enrolled and provide some examples of visually grounded multimedia environments developed in Italy to enhance deaf students’ literacy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
