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