The Phonological-Awareness Skills of Children who are Blind

The Phonological-Awareness Skills of Children who are Blind

The phonological-awareness skills of 19 New Zealand children who are blind and were using braille as their reading medium were compared to those of a reading-age-matched control group of sighted children who were three years younger. Children who had difficulty reading braille were delayed in their...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of visual impairment & blindness 2002-01, Vol.96 (1), p.38-49
Hauptverfasser: Gillon, Gail T., Young, Audrey A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Differences
Blindness
Braille
Elementary Secondary Education
Foreign Countries
New Zealand
Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
Phonology
Reading Ability
Reading Difficulties
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Zusammenfassung:The phonological-awareness skills of 19 New Zealand children who are blind and were using braille as their reading medium were compared to those of a reading-age-matched control group of sighted children who were three years younger. Children who had difficulty reading braille were delayed in their development of phonological awareness, demonstrating strengths and weaknesses that were similar to those of the younger sighted children.
ISSN:0145-482X
1559-1476
DOI:10.1177/0145482X0209600105