Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cannon, Joanna E.
• Easterbrooks, Susan R.
• Gagné, Phill
• Beal-Alvarez, Jennifer

Titel

Improving DHH Students' Grammar Through an Individualized Software Program

Ist Teil von

• Journal of deaf studies and deaf education, 2011-10, Vol.16 (4), p.437-457

Ort / Verlag

United States: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The purpose of this study was to determine if the frequent use of a targeted, computer software grammar instruction program, used as an individualized classroom activity, would influence the comprehension of morphosyntax structures (determiners, tense, and complementizers) in deaf/hard-of-hearing (DHH) participants who use American Sign Language (ASL). Twenty-six students from an urban day school for the deaf participated in this study Two hierarchical linear modeling growth curve analyses showed that the influence of Language Links: Syntax Assessment and Intervention (LL) resulted in statistically significant gains in participants' comprehension of morphosyntax structures. Two dependent t tests revealed statistically significant results between the pre- and postintervention assessments on the Diagnostic Evaluation of Language Variation—Norm Referenced. The daily use of LL increased the morphosyntax comprehension of the participants in this study and may be a promising practice for DHH students who use ASL.