COGNITIVE INTERVENTION FOR DEAF LEARNERS:
IMPACTS ON ACHIEVEMENT

David S. Martin, Ph.D.
Professor/Dean Emeritus, Gallaudet University

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Abstract

After a historic period of viewing deaf learners' cognitive potential as below normal, specific programs of cognitive-strategy instruction have now been implemented, with promising outcomes in areas such as reading comprehension, math computation, math concepts, a variety of thinking habits, generic reasoning, metacognition, and real-world problem-solving. The presentation will: demonstrate the methodology of cognitive-strategy instruction, summarize empirical outcomes in American and international settings for deaf students, review implications for teacher education and school curriculum, and analyze issues in high-stakes achievement testing of deaf learners as one of the sources for evidence of cognitive achievement. A list of references will be provided.