TY - JOUR
T1 - Early Literacy of Kindergartners With Hearing Impairment
T2 - The Role of Mother-Child Collaborative Writing
AU - Aram, Dorit
AU - Most, Tova
AU - Ben Simon, Adi
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - The study assessed the value of maternal writing mediation in predicting children's early literacy. Thirty kindergartners with hearing impairment (HI) and their mothers participated. Mothers were videotaped at home while helping their children write words, and the children's early literacy was assessed in the kindergarten. Maternal writing mediation was analyzed in terms of its cognitive and emotional aspects. Results show that beyond the child's age and his or her degree of hearing loss, the cognitive aspects of maternal writing mediation predicted word writing (11%), word recognition (34%), and letter knowledge (35%). Beyond the background measures, the emotional aspects of the mediation predicted word recognition (12%), letter knowledge (14%), and general knowledge (9%). Discussion focuses on writing interactions as a context of early literacy development among kindergartners with HI.
AB - The study assessed the value of maternal writing mediation in predicting children's early literacy. Thirty kindergartners with hearing impairment (HI) and their mothers participated. Mothers were videotaped at home while helping their children write words, and the children's early literacy was assessed in the kindergarten. Maternal writing mediation was analyzed in terms of its cognitive and emotional aspects. Results show that beyond the child's age and his or her degree of hearing loss, the cognitive aspects of maternal writing mediation predicted word writing (11%), word recognition (34%), and letter knowledge (35%). Beyond the background measures, the emotional aspects of the mediation predicted word recognition (12%), letter knowledge (14%), and general knowledge (9%). Discussion focuses on writing interactions as a context of early literacy development among kindergartners with HI.
KW - deaf/hearing impaired
KW - early literacy
KW - joint writing
KW - kindergartners
KW - parent-child interaction
KW - phonology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=43749098762&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0271121408314627
DO - 10.1177/0271121408314627
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AN - SCOPUS:43749098762
SN - 0271-1214
VL - 28
SP - 31
EP - 41
JO - Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
JF - Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
IS - 1
ER -
