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Abstract

Reading is based on phonology. Letters represent phonemes to a greater or lesser degree and this fact is fundamental for learning to read, as current reading models show. In the case of deaf persons, access to phonology may be made difficult by the hearing loss and therefore cause problems in reading. Current research shows that there is still much controversy in the issue of the role of phonology in deaf children's reading. This paper summarizes and discusses several major choices that can help deaf children to access the phonological dimension of language nowadays: the cochlear implant; exposure to spoken language using cued speech; both options together; and exposure to sign language. The data seem to show that it is essential to give deaf children the opportunity to have early access to a first language, structured at phonological, lexical and morpho-syntactic levels, and also access to the phonological structure of oral language.

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Title
ACCESO A LA ESTRUCTURA FONOLÓGICA DE LA LENGUA: REPERCUSIÓN EN LOS LECTORES SORDOS/Access to the phonological structure of language: Impact on deaf reader
Author
Gutiérrez, Ana Belén Domínguez; Leybaert, Jacqueline
Pages
65-81,258
Publication year
2014
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
ISSN
02143402
e-ISSN
21740925
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1665181267
Copyright
Copyright Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2014