Evidence-based practice in educating deaf and hard-of-hearing children: Teaching to their cognitive strengths and needs

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-16

  Marschark, Marc ^a,b   Spencer, Patricia Elizabeth ^c   Adams, Jennifer ^a   Sapere, Patricia ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c PSpencer Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Cognitive development; Deaf children; Deaf education; Special education

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COGNITION; DEAF EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPRETER SERVICE; KNOWLEDGE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT; TEACHER;

EID: 79952550324     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2011.543540     Document Type: Article

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