Abstract
In Part I, we underscore the issues surrounding young deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) learners of literacy in Taiwan who use sign to support their learning of Chinese literacy. We also described the linguistic features of Chinese writing and the visual codes used by DHH children. In Part II, we describe the reading and writing practices used with Taiwanese DHH children. Teachers reported they taught Chinese literacy bridging meaning to print using pictures, speech, sign, visual and visual/gestural codes. Theoretical and practical implications of our descriptive study were given.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 23-36 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Deafness and Education International |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 Mar |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Character signs
- Chinese
- Deaf
- Deaf community
- Emergent literacy
- Hard of hearing
- Reading
- Speech
- Taiwanese Sign Language
- Zhuyin
- Zhuyin finger alphabet
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Speech and Hearing