Computerized Speechreading Training for Deaf Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Purpose We developed and evaluated in a randomized controlled trial a computerized speechreading training program to determine (a) whether it is possible to train speechreading in deaf children and (b) whether speechreading training results in improvements in phonological and reading skills. Previous studies indicate a relationship between speechreading and reading skill and further suggest this relationship may be mediated by improved phonological representations. This is important since many deaf children find learning to read to be very challenging. Method Sixty-six deaf 5- to 7-year-olds were randomized into speechreading and maths training arms. Each training program was composed of a 10-min sessions a day, 4 days a week for 12 weeks. Children were assessed on a battery of language an

SUBMITTER: Pimperton H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6839416 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature