A Framework for Promoting Reading Skills for Hearing-Impaired Persons Using the Sign Language Picture Story

The researcher's objective was to search for frame work applicable to HI-children learning to read more naturally and determining how the content of these guidelines could be accurately extrapolated to the situation in which hearing-impaired students are being taught how to read. The aspects surveyed and analyzed in this research investigation were the role of sign language, the concept of second language development; guidelines for visual communication; and the concept of multimedia interaction. This approach can be used to enhance the learning of Thai language and sign language. The findings were used to frame work for promote the second language (L2) reading of H-I children. It was found that H-I children pay attention while reading and they can practice using sign language themselves. This frame work finding can be used in motivating H-I children to be more interested in learning to read.