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Contents

Foreword                                                                                             ix

Acknowledgments                                                                                xi

Contributors                                                                                        xiii

1 Introduction
   David S. Martin                                                                                3

2 The Link Between Hand and Brain: Implications from a Visual
   Language
   Ursula Bellugi                                                                                 11

3 Cognitive Assessment

   Identification of Additional Learning Difficulties in
   Hearing-Impaired Children
   D. Yvonne Aptin                                                                              39

   A Portrait of Children in Transition: Utilizing the Salient
   Responses of Infants and Toddlers to Evaluate
   Sensorimotor Change
   Terry R. Berkeley                                                                            49

   A Meta-Analytic Review of IQ Research with Deaf Persons
   Jeffery P. Braden                                                                            56

   New Methodologies to Evaluate the Memory Strategies of Deaf
   Individuals
   M. Diane Clark                                                                               62

   Pilot Investigation of Validation of the Modified Learning and
   Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) for Hearing-Impaired
   Preparatory Students at Gallaudet University
   Frances R. Croft, Pamela Rush, Sanremi LaRue-Atuonah,
   Cathy Baechle, and Jan Gemmill                                                   69

   WAIS-R Verbal and Performance Profiles of Adolescents
   Referred for Atypical Learning Styles
   Pamela Rush, Lynne Blennerhassett, Kenneth Epstein, and
   David Alexander                                                                             82

   Auditory Sensitivity and Performance on Measures of Mental
   Status in Elderly Nursing Home Residents
   Marymargaret Sharp-Pucci                                                            89

   Analysis
   Linda Delk                                                                                      96

4 Language and Cognition

   Deaf Readers' Acquisition of Word Meanings from Context
   Beth Davey and Susan King                                                         105

   Input/Output Modalities and Deaf Children's Psycholinguistic
   Abilities
   Harry W. Hoemann and Ryan D. Tweney                                     111

   The Relationship of Educational Background to Cognitive
   and Language Development Among Deaf Adolescents
   Mimi WheiPing Lou, Michael Strong, and Asa DeMatteo           118

   The Interplay Between Visuospatial Language and Visuospatial
   Script
   Angela Fok, Karen van Hoek, Edward S. Klima, and
   Ursula Bellugi                                                                               127

   Deaf Readers' Comprehension of Complex Syntactic Structure
   Diane C. Lillo-Martin, Vicki L. Hanson, and Suzanne T. Smith   146

   A Paradigm for Teaching Written English to Deaf Students:
   A Cognitive Fluency Assessment Model
   Lorna J. Mittelman and Larry K. Quinsland                                152

   Processes for Text and Language Acquisition in the Context of
   Microcomputer-Videodisc Instruction for Deaf and
   Multihandicapped Deaf Children
   Keith E. Nelson, Philip M. Prinz, Elizabeth A. Prinz, and
   Deborah Dalke                                                                             162

   Visual Reception of Sign Language in Young Deaf Children: Is
   Peripheral Vision Functional for Receiving Linguistic Information?
   M. Virginia Swisher                                                                      170

   Analysis
   David F. Armstrong                                                                     176

5 Cognitive Development

   Education and the Social Construction of Mind- Vygotskian
   Perspectives on the Cognitive Development of Deaf Children
   Nancy Bonkowski, James Gavelek, and Tane Akamatsu            185

   The Influence of Family Coping on the Cognitive and Social Skills
   of Deaf Children
   Rosemary Calderon, Mark T. Greenberg, and Carol A. Kusche 195

   The Understanding of Time by Deaf Pupils
   Irmina Kaiser-Grodecka and Jadwiga Cieszytiska                      201

   Language and Cognitive Development of Deaf and Hearing
   Twin Sisters
   Barbara R. Schirmer                                                                     205

   Intellectual Structure of Hearing-Impaired Children and
   Adolescents
   Abraham Zwiebel                                                                         210

   Symbolic Play Behaviors of Normally Developing Deaf Toddlers
   Patricia E. Spencer, David Deyo, and Natalie Grindstaff           216

   Analysis
   Kathryn P. Meadow-Orians                                                         223

6 Neuroscientific Issues

   Specialized Cognitive Function Among Deaf Individuals:
   Implications for Instruction
   Helen B. Craig and Harold W. Gordon                                        231

   Cortical Integration of Hemispherical Processes vs. Cognitive
   Processes in Deaf Children
   Anna Knobloch-Gala                                                                    237

   Cortical Organization and Information Processing in Deaf
   Children
   Carol A. Kusche and Mark T. Greenberg                                    243

   Mastery Motivation in Deaf and Hearing Infants: A First Look
   Robert H. MacTurk                                                                       250

   Analysis
   Anthony B. Wolff                                                                          258

7 Cognitive Processes

   Spontaneous Comparative Behavior and Categorization: The Links
   Between Mediated Interaction and Reading Comprehension
   Janice Berchin                                                                              265

   Hearing-Impaired Students' Performance on the Piagetian Liquid
   Horizontality Test: An Analysis and Synthesis
   Laurie Witters-Churchill and Lee A. Witters                                271

   Learning Disabilities and Deafness: Do Short-term Sequential
   Memory Deficits Provide the Key?
   Bruce Marlowe                                                                             279

   The Influence of Information Structure and Processing Strategy on
   the Interpretation of Classroom Questions: A Microanalysis
   Thomas N. Kluwin                                                                        289

   Constructive Processing in Skilled Deaf and Hearing Readers
   Joan S. Pinbas                                                                              296

   Interactions Between Language and Mathematics with Deaf
   Students: Defining the "Language-Mathematics" Equation
   Eleanor Hillegeist and Kenneth Epstein                                       302

   The van Hiele Levels of Geometric Thought Among Deaf
   Undergraduate Students
   Vicki Kemp                                                                                   308

   Memory and Metamemory in Deaf Students
   Hing Fung Tsui, Michael Rodda, and Carl Grove                       315

   Analysis
   Robert Lee Williams                                                                      320

8 Cognitive Intervention Programs

   A Program to Enhance the Social Cognition of Deaf Adolescents
   Mimi WheiPing Lou and Elizabeth S. Charlson                           329

   Cognitive Enhancement of Hearing-Impaired Postsecondary Students
   David S. Martin and Bruce S. Jonas                                             335

   Implications from the Cognitive Paradigm for Teacher
   Effectiveness Research in Deaf Education
   Donna M. Mertens                                                                        342

   Using Cooperative Learning and Concept Maps with Deaf
   College Students
   Angela O'Donnell and Dinaz Adenwalla                                      348

   ASL Intervention Strategies for Teachers
   David A. Stewart                                                                          356

   Application of Technology to Cognitive Development
   Louise Wilson                                                                                362

   Analysis
   Kenneth Epstein                                                                           368

9 Programs for Applied Research

   A Piagetian Model for Observation of Verbal, Nonvocal, and
   Nonverbal Cognitive Behavior in Hearing-impaired Infants and
   Young Children
   Kathee M. Christensen                                                                 377

   Improving Cognitive Performance Through Mathematics
   Instruction
   Charles H. Dietz                                                                           381

   Philosophy: The Fiber of Deaf Education
   Maura J. Geisser                                                                          386

   Cued Speech and Language Acquisition: The Case of Grammatical
   Gender Morpho-Phonology
   Catherine Hage, Jesus Alegria, and Olivier Perier                      395

   Teaching Metacognitive Reading Comprehension Techniques to
   Gallaudet University Freshmen
   Robert E. McDonald                                                                     400

   Early Intervention and Cognitive Development in Deaf Individuals
   Richard C. Nowell                                                                        404

   The Interaction of Mental Imagery and Cognitive Styles in the
   Retention of Prose Among Deaf College Students
   Fatemeh Olia                                                                                409

   Problem-Solving. A Vehicle for Developing Metacognition in
   Hearing-Impaired Students
   Glenda J. Senior                                                                           414

10 Methodological Issues in Deafness Research
     M. Diane Clark and Harry W. Hoemann                                    423

11 Current Research in Cognition, Education, and Deafness:
     Some Observations from a Different Point of View
     Howard R. Pollio and Marilyn R. Pollio                                     429

Index                                                                                                443

David S. Martin is Professor in the Department of Education at Gallaudet University.

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