title: A summary of the reading comprehension research undertaken with students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
abstract: The American Federation of Teachers (1999) has stated that "the most fundamental responsibility of schools is teaching students to read" (p. 7). The central purpose of reading is comprehension--constructing meaning from text. The purpose of the present study was to identify, review, and summarize the research published in professional peer-reviewed journals related to reading comprehension and school-age students who are deaf or hard of hearing between 1963 and 2005. Fifty-two studies were identified and reviewed. The results were summarized in a table and reported descriptively. The most frequently researched reading comprehension teaching strategies were identified and discussed. The need for more research in this critical area was noted.
authors.affiliation: School of Special Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, USA.
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Luckner
authors.forename: C Michele
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Handley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D003638:Deafness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D011932:Reading; D013334:Students