University of Cambridge
seven eightyearold deaf children hearing children equivalent reading age presented number tasks designed assess reading spelling productive vocabulary speechreading phonological awareness shortterm memory nonverbal intelligence two groups compared similarities differences levels performance predictors literacy multiple regressions showed productive vocabulary speechreading significant predictors reading deaf children hearing loss nonverbal intelligence accounted however spelling ability associated measures apart reading hearing children age main determinant reading spelling ability due selection criterion possible explanations role speechreading productive vocabulary deaf childrens reading differences correlates literacy deaf hearing children discussed