Early Language Access and STEAM Education
Keys to Optimal Outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22043372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manuela Coppola (0000-0002-8319-2284, University of Connecticut), Kristin Walker (0000-0003-0882-2159, Stony Brook University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 915 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/educsci15070915 |
| OpenAlex | W4412965696 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 77 |
This paper offers an overview of a large study of language and cognitive development in deaf and hard of hearing children. Specifically, we investigated how acquiring a signed or spoken language (language modality) and when a child’s access to language begins (i.e., at birth or later in development) influence cognitive development. We conducted in-person behavioral assessments with 404 children 3–10 years old (280 deaf and hard of hearing; 124 typically hearing). The tasks measured a range of abilities along a continuum of how strongly they depend on language input, such as general vocabulary and number words (strongly dependent) vs. skills such as tracking sets of two to three objects and standardized ‘nonverbal’ picture-similarity tasks (relatively independent of language). Overall, the timing of children’s access to language predicted more variability in their performance than language modality. These findings help refine our theories about how language influences development and suggest how a STEAM pedagogical approach may ameliorate the impacts of later access to language. These results underscore children’s need for language early in development. That is, deaf and hard of hearing children must receive fully accessible language input as early as possible through sign language, accompanied by hearing technology aimed at improving access to spoken language, if desired
American Sign Language · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Language acquisition · Language assessment · Language development · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Natural language processing · Sign language · Spoken language · Vocabulary · Computer Science · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Multisensory perception and integration · Psychology · Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Made to Hear
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Individual differences in non-verbal number acuity correlate with maths achievement
Children's understanding of counting
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Fourth Edition
Spoken Language Development in Children Following Cochlear Implantation
STEAM in practice and research
Working memory and language
Exact and Approximate Arithmetic in an Amazonian Indigene Group
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American Sign Language basic clause comprehension strategies used by late first-language learners
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The Math Gap
Executive function in preschoolers
Acquisition of Sign Languages
"Developmental change in the acuity of the "number sense
Language as cognitive tool kit
Don't look at it as a miracle cure
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |