Award
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 1R15DC021349-01
Deaf Preschoolers' Exploratory Behaviors and Parent Guidance during Shared Museum Experiences
Recipient
Rochester Institute of Technology
Award Amount
$428,054.00
Ceiling
$428,054.00
Awarded
July 06, 2023
Identifier
1R15DC021349-01
Research project studying how deafness and sign language experience affect exploratory behaviors and learning in deaf preschoolers during museum visits, including parental guidance analysis.
Description
The project examines the effects of deafness and sign language experience on sensorimotor exploratory behaviors in deaf preschoolers. It aims to understand how these behaviors impact learning, contrasting groups of deaf and hearing children with signing or speaking parents. The study involves visits to the Strong Museum of Play, with activities including free exploration, cooperative exhibit interaction, and structured manipulation of exhibits. The research will characterize and code exploratory behaviors and parental guidance, with the goal of identifying pathways to enhance learning in deaf children.