Effectiveness of the Venn Diagram Strategy in the Development of Word Reading Skills for Hard of Hearing in the Primary School

Abstract

: The present study aimed to identify the effectiveness of using the Venn diagram as an auxiliary strategy in developing the reading skills for hard of hearing as well as their ability to generalize those acquired words. The participants in the current study is 3 hard of hearing students in the first grade of primary school. The study used a single case design (multiple probe design), Through a set of words and sentences taken from the letters of my language for the first grade in addition to the interview. The results of the study showed that there is a positive functional relationship between the use of the Venn diagram strategy and the development of the word reading skills for students with hard of hearing. All students were able to read (24) words during the intervention phase. This strategy also helped the students to generalize the acquired words. The generalization among students is ranging between (79% -100%).This finding provides insight into appropriate interventions to improvement reading skills for hard of hearing.