The comparasive study between phonological awareness in normal and average hearing loss second elementary school student in Tehran

Abstract

Background and aim: The important issues that are effective in learning to read in the last two decades and much research has been done is the phonological awareness .Phonological awareness guarantee much success in reading, so it is more powerful Prognose as reading skills. Matrial and method: This study is cross-sectional and analytic-descriptive study that focuses in first-grade students in the target population consisted of 30 students from 60 schools in Tehran natural and 30 students with average hearing loss, a cluster sample selection and their phonological awareness skills using a visual phonological awareness test which includes phonological awareness sub-skills, were examined. The obtained data were analyzed using the u- Mann-Whitney and t-test. Results: The results showed that phonological awareness skills two groups are different (001/0>p), while the difference observed with probability (001/0>p) is of the determine the number of phonemes, syllables and determine rhyme words sub skills. Individual with hearing loss Compared to subjects with normal hearing abilities have poor awareness skills. The weakness in the sub- skills of determining the number of phonemes, syllables and determines how many words rhyme is more. Conclusion: Considering the difficulties faced by children with hearing impairment in the course of learning to read and the double importance of reading in them, it seems to necessary to consider integrated educational system for students with hearing impairment.