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Why Shared Reading?
 Deaf
children read, on the average, at the fourth-grade-level when
they graduate from high school.
- We know that early booksharing experiences contribute to higher
reading ability in school.
- Most hearing parents do not know how to share books with their
young deaf and hard of hearing children.
- If hearing parents can learn how to share books, the reading
ability of deaf and hard of hearing children should improve.
Shared Reading Project Model
Assumptions Guiding Development
- Deaf adults have experience sharing books with deaf people.
- Booksharing with ASL builds a bridge to reading English.
- Fingerspelling is important in learning how to read.
- Booksharing is an important parenting skill.
- Work with families where they are.
- Respect the language and culture of the family.
- Parents who learn about Deaf culture have more positive interactions
with their children.
- Showing people how to do it is better than telling them how
to do it.
- Reach as many families as possible.
- Get information out as quickly as possible.
- Evaluation informs ongoing Shared Reading development and training.
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