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SUBMITTER: Holmer E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5881260 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Holmer Emil E Heimann Mikael M Rudner Mary M
Journal of deaf studies and deaf education 20171001 4
Strengthening the connections between sign language and written language may improve reading skills in deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) signing children. The main aim of the present study was to investigate whether computerized sign language-based literacy training improves reading skills in DHH signing children who are learning to read. Further, longitudinal associations between sign language skills and developing reading skills were investigated. Participants were recruited from Swedish state sp ...[more]