Perspectives on the Contributions of Phonology and Morphology to the Development of Reading Comprehension for Turkish D/deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: A Systematic Review

Aslan-Bagci O., ATAR C., Paul P. V.

American Annals of the Deaf, cilt.170, sa.1, ss.70-89, 2025 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 170 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1353/aad.2025.a966643
  • Dergi Adı: American Annals of the Deaf
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Periodicals Index Online, CINAHL, Communication & Mass Media Index, Communication Abstracts, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, PAIS International, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.70-89
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: d/Deaf and hard of hearing students, morphology, phonology, reading comprehension, Turkish students
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The development of literacy skills of d/Deaf and hard of hearing (d/Dhh) children and adolescents has been a long-standing challenge for educators. There is a need for researchers and scholars to investigate this challenge to proffer evidence-based practices. This systematic review focuses on the development of reading for both d/Dhh and, for comparison purposes, typical (hearing) Turkish students. The components under study are the structures of the Turkish language, specifically the interrelations of phonology, morphology, and reading comprehension. Although it is argued that both phonology and morphology contribute to reading comprehension, these components, particularly morphology, play substantial roles in Turkish, which is an agglutinative language. Available research on both typical (hearing) and d/Dhh students are critically analyzed, and recommendations for further instruction and investigation are proffered.