Contributing factors supporting the development of thinking, learning & reading for deaf children

visual spatial skills

eye gaze (attention, language, reading)

signing helps develop cognitive and social skills faster

memory

recognizing unfamiliar faces, and remembering spatial & visual information.

Metacognition

ToM

cognitive abilities

ASL

background/ word knowledge

home/school experiences

language/communication modes

personal learning strategies

visual attention skills

visual imagery in place of verbal codes

spatial coding to remember info

EF

ability to empathize with/ understand others

skills used to get organized & problem solve

both develop early from convos with parents

bilingualusm

build social/ academic language skills

translanguaging

code switching

early language deprivation

lack of foundation for later literacy