DGS sentence repetition test for deaf and hearing impaired children (DGS-SRT-Kids)

Description: Research shows that sentence repetition tasks (SRTs) are a sensitive tool to assess language abilities and, thus, serve to identify possible language developmental impairments. This is true for monolingual and multilingual contexts. Findings from SRTs for children form a good basis for developing targeted language support measures. In spoken languages, normed sentence repetition tasks already exist for children of various languages (cf. LITMUS-sentence repetition tasks). Significantly fewer SRTs exist for sign languages and only a few first SRTs for children are available. The aim of this sub-study is to develop and pilot a sentence repetition task for DGS with a focus on children (aged 4-10 years). Sentence complexity and sentence length, as well as the controlled use of non-manual means, will play a special role. The results will be discussed with the developers of the DGS-SRT for adults (Rathmann & Kubus, 2014).
 
Duration/term: since 2021
 
Project leadership: Prof. Dr. Barbara Hänel-Faulhaber

Scientific staff: Dr. Anne Wienholz, Viktor Werner

Funding: Part of the research project "Pattern Recognition and Implicit Learning in Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children" (IMPLES)