Required Article Readings - DED 517 - Reading for Deaf Students

Module 1 – Effective Reading Instruction and Relevant Research

Topic 1: Reading Achievement and Instruction in the United States
Topic 2: Reading Achievement and Instruction for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

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Allington, R. (2013). What really matters when working with struggling readers. The Reading Teacher, 66(7), 520-530. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Education Week (2015). The every student succeeds act explained. Education Week 35(14). Retrieved January 1, 2018.
Gewertz, C. (2015) The common core explained. Education Week. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
Green, Erica L. (2017). DeVos’s hard line on new education law surprises states. New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
Roskos, K. & Neuman, S.B. (2014). Best practices in reading: A 21st century skill update . The Reading Teacher, 67(7), 507-511. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

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Allen, T.E., Letteri, A., Choi, S.H., & Dang, D. (2014). Early visual language exposure and emergent literacy in preschool deaf children: Findings from a national longitudinal study. American Annals of the Deaf. 159(4) 346-358.
Easterbrooks, S. & Stephenson, B. (2012). Clues from research: Effective instructional strategies leading to positive outcomes for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Odyssey. 13 44-49.
Hart, B. & Risley, T.R. (2003). The early catastrophe: The 30-million word gap by age 3. American Educator. Spring 2003. American Federation of Teachers. Retrieved January 1, 2018 from
Lederberg, A.R., Schick, B., Spencer, P.E. (2013). Language and literacy development of deaf and hard of hearing children: Successes and challenges. Developmental Psychology. 49(1) 15-30.
Luckner, J., Sebald, A., Cooney, J., Young, J. & Muir, S. (2005/2006). An examination of the evidence-based literacy research in deaf education. American Annals of the Deaf, 150(5), 443-456.
Luckner, J. & Handley, C. (2008). A summary of the reading comprehension research undertaken with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. American Annals of the Deaf, 153(1), 6-36.
Luckner, J. & Cooke, C. (2010). A summary of the vocabulary research with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. American Annals of the Deaf, 155(1), 38-67.
Marschark, M., Sapere, P., Convertino, C., Mayer, C., Wauters, L., & Sarchet, T. (2009). Are deaf students’ reading challenges really about reading? American Annals of the Deaf, 154(4), 357-370.
Visual Language and Visual Learning Science of Learning Center. (2011, June). Reading Research and Deaf Children: Research Brief No. 4. Washington, DC: Donna Morere.

Module 2 – The Reading Process and Second Language Acquisition

Topic 1: The Reading Process
Topic 2: Second Language Acquisition

Brown, T.B.H. (2010). Learning to read: The unofficial scripts of succeeders and strugglers. The Reading Teacher, 64(4), 261-271.
Keene, E.O. & Zimmerman, S. (2013). Years later, reading comprehension strategies still at work. The Reading Teacher, 66(8), 601-606.
Marschark, M. (2014). Deaf children are not hearing children who can’t hear. Raising and Educating Deaf Children. Oxford University Press. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
Marschark, M. (2017). Raising and educating a deaf child: A comprehensive guide to the choices, controversies, and decisions faced by parents and educators. 3rd ed, Oxford University Press. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (2016). Learning to read and write: What research reveals. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
National School Boards Association (NSBA). (2015). Learning to read, reading to learn: Why third grade is a pivotal year for mastering literacy. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
Ness, M. (2018). Reading with training wheels: Modeling metacognitive process using think-aloud. Literacy Today, Jan/Feb, 32-33.
Neugebauer, S. & Lia, M. (2018). Relating, bridging, and building knowledge: Improving students’ disciplinary literacy reading motivation. Literacy Today, Jan/Feb, 38-39.

Cummins, J. (2011). Literacy engagement: Fueling academic growth for English learners. The Reading Teacher, 65(2), 142-146.
Grosjean, F. (2001). The right of the deaf child to grow up bilingual. Sign Language Studies, 1(2) 110-114.
Grosjean, F. (2010). Bilingualism, biculturalism, and deafness. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 13(2), 133-145.
Mayer, C. & Akamatsu, C. (1999). Bilingual-bicultural models of literacy education for deaf students: Considering the claims. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 4(1), 1-8.
Strong, M. & Prinz, P. (1997). A study of the relationship between American sign language and English literacy. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2(1), 37-46.
Visual Language and Visual Learning Science of Learning Center. (2012, June). ASL/English Bilingual Education (Research Brief No. 8). Washington, DC: Maribel Gárate. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

Module 3 – Material Selection and Assessment

Topic 1: Material Selection
Topic 2: Assessment

Heibert, E. (2013). Supporting students' movement up the staircase of text complexity. The Reading Teacher, 66(6), 459-468.
Allington, R. L, McCuiston, K. & Billen, M. (2015). What research says about text complexity and learning to read. The Reading Teacher, 7, 491.
Wixson, Karen K., Valencia, Sheila W. (2014). CCSS-ELA Suggestions and cautions for addressing text complexity. The Reading Teacher, 67(6), 430-434.

Easterbrooks, S. & Huston, S. (2008). The signed reading fluency of students who are deaf/hard of hearing. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 13(1), 37-54
Huston, S. & Easterbrooks, S. (2004). Signed reading fluency rubric for deaf children.
Trezek, B. J., & Mayer, C. (2015). Using an informal reading inventory to differentiate instruction: Case studies of three deaf learners. American Annals of the Deaf, 160(3), 289–302.
Lollis, J. & LaSasso, C. (2009). The appropriateness of the NC state-mandated reading competency test for deaf students as a criterion for high school graduation. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 14(1), 76-98.

DED 517 - Reading for Deaf Students: Required Article Readings

Module 1 – Effective Reading Instruction and Relevant Research

Module 2 – The Reading Process and Second Language Acquisition

Module 3 – Material Selection and Assessment

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