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  • The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Literacy. Oxford Library of Psychology Easterbrooks, Susan R., Ed. Dostal, Hannah M., Ed. Deafness Hearing Impairments Literacy Brain Neurological Organization Printed Materials Listening Skills Language Acquisition Reading Skills Word Recognition Written Language Phonology Morphology (Languages) Vocabulary Development Learning Modalities Syntax Academic Language Pragmatics Reading Comprehension Reading Fluency School Readiness Family Environment Student Evaluation Tests Bilingual Students Lipreading Learner Engagement Intervention Speech Communication Sign Language Spelling Writing (Composition) College Students Adults Reading Strategies Deaf Blind Assistive Technology Disabilities Program Development Program Evaluation Children Theory Practice Relationship Research "The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Literacy" brings together state-of-the-art research on literacy learning among deaf and hard of hearing learners (DHH). With contributions from experts in the field, this volume covers topics such as the importance of language and cognition, phonological or orthographic awareness, morphosyntactic and vocabulary understanding, reading comprehension and classroom engagement, written language, and learning among challenged populations. Avoiding sweeping generalizations about DHH readers that overlook varied experiences, this volume takes a nuanced approach, providing readers with the research to help DHH students gain competence in reading comprehension.