Research Insights
Over 340 families said curated research with plain English summaries would help as they navigate through early diagnosis. Here are the first 40 papers.
Research often covers complex and detailed subjects, by its very nature it uses technical, medical and academic terminology. To help navigate the subjects parents told us were of interest we have searched for, curated and then summarised over 50 research papers. Here are some of the recent scientific research papers. We have highlighted the key findings and attached the papers should you want to dive deeper! And you can find them all here.
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The Importance of Rich Childhood Experiences.
When families and communities collaborate in positive ways, a deaf child's capacity to achieve their learning potential is significantly enhanced.
The Effects of Vocabulary Intervention.
Building knowledge of word meanings is essential in developing reading comprehension skills. Both broad vocabulary knowledge – the number of words that are known – and depth of vocabulary knowledge – how well the words are known – are important.
Family-Centered Practice in Early Intervention: A Comparison.
Early interventions programs should offer a wide range of services to cater to the diverse needs of families and encourage parents to be more involved.
Virtual- based learning: A new way of learning literacy?
In this study, research-based videos supplemented with research-based classroom activities and materials may help young deaf and hard of hearing children develop key literacy and language skills.
