2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A Study on Language Character and Support Method of Deaf Children with Developmental Disabilities(LD, ADHD, and High functioning autism)

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23830045
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Special needs education
Research Institution	Hiroshima University
Principal Investigator	OSHIKA Aya 広島大学, 教育学研究科, 特任助教 (10610917)
Project Period (FY)	2011
Keywords	聴覚障害 / 発達障害 / 言語的特徴
Research Abstract	This study was carried out to support language problems of 10 deaf children with developmental disabilities(LD, ADHD and high functioning autism) for a year(twice a month) by considering cognitive character of developmental disabilities. Through organizing many factors such as method of communication with each type of difficulty in developmental disabilities, language problems were evaluated from the point of language domain(vocabulary, syntax and pragmatics). Definite progress in both objective and subjective assessments were shown. In the future studies, it is important to extend the study period so that the effect of continuous instruction is clear. It is also necessary to organize support method by increasing number of candidates.