聴覚障害児の読書力の構造的特徴に関する研究 : 言語能力からの検討

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The present study investigated several competences underlying reading ability in Japanese children and youth with hearing impairments. Fifth through ninth grade students (N=90) with hearing impairments completed a Kyoken-style diagnostic reading test composed of 4 subtests: Kanji, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Comprehension and Appreciation. The control group, 84 fourth grade children without hearing impairments, also took the test. The results were as follows: (1) Average reading grade level plateaued around the fourth grade level for the junior high school students with hearing impairments. (2) The percentage of correct answers on each item of the subtests comprising the test of reading ability was higher in the junior high youth with hearing impairments at the level, compared to the elementary school children. (3) When the participants with hearing impairments were matched at the fourth grade reading level with children without hearing impairments, the lowest correlation between the percentage of correct response they gave was on the Vocabulary subtests. (4) A cluster analysis on the combined scores of both groups indicated that the participants with hearing impairments scored significantly higher on kanji recognition, compared to their scores on the other subtests.
2007-03-31