Being Deaf in Mainstream Schools: The Effect of a Hearing Loss in Children’s Playground Behaviors
Naturalistic playground observations are a rich source of information when studying the social interactions of preschool children. On the playground, children can interact with their peers, explore different places and activities, and engage in different types of play. For deaf and hard of hearing (...
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| author | Brenda M. S. Da Silva Carolien Rieffe Johan H. M. Frijns Herédio Sousa Luísa Monteiro Guida Veiga |
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| description | Naturalistic playground observations are a rich source of information when studying the social interactions of preschool children. On the playground, children can interact with their peers, explore different places and activities, and engage in different types of play. For deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children, interactions at a playground can be more difficult because of the large number of auditory stimuli surrounding them. Constraints in the access to the social world on the playground might hamper DHH children’s interactions with their typically hearing (TH) peers, activities, and play. This pilot study aimed to examine the playground behaviors of preschool DHH children across three aspects: social levels, type of activities, and play choices. For this purpose, 12 preschool DHH children were observed during recess time, and their behaviors were coded and compared to their 85 TH peers. The preliminary findings indicate that DHH children spend less time in social interactions compared to their TH peers and that they still face difficulties when socially engaging with their TH peers. These findings suggest that interventions should focus on three aspects: the physical environment awareness of TH peers about communicating with DHH children, and the use of exercise play to facilitate social interactions between DHH children and their TH peers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-712ff0689a5b47b1be420853727a6de42023-12-03T14:51:38ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-07-0197109110.3390/children9071091Being Deaf in Mainstream Schools: The Effect of a Hearing Loss in Children’s Playground BehaviorsBrenda M. S. Da Silva0Carolien Rieffe1Johan H. M. Frijns2Herédio Sousa3Luísa Monteiro4Guida Veiga5Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Leiden University, 2333 Leiden, The NetherlandsDepartment of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Leiden University, 2333 Leiden, The NetherlandsDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 Leiden, The NetherlandsDepartamento de Otorrinolaringologia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, 1169-045 Lisboa, PortugalUnidade de Otorrinolaringologia, Hospital Lusíadas Lisboa, 1500-458 Lisboa, PortugalDepartamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Évora, PortugalNaturalistic playground observations are a rich source of information when studying the social interactions of preschool children. On the playground, children can interact with their peers, explore different places and activities, and engage in different types of play. For deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children, interactions at a playground can be more difficult because of the large number of auditory stimuli surrounding them. Constraints in the access to the social world on the playground might hamper DHH children’s interactions with their typically hearing (TH) peers, activities, and play. This pilot study aimed to examine the playground behaviors of preschool DHH children across three aspects: social levels, type of activities, and play choices. For this purpose, 12 preschool DHH children were observed during recess time, and their behaviors were coded and compared to their 85 TH peers. The preliminary findings indicate that DHH children spend less time in social interactions compared to their TH peers and that they still face difficulties when socially engaging with their TH peers. These findings suggest that interventions should focus on three aspects: the physical environment awareness of TH peers about communicating with DHH children, and the use of exercise play to facilitate social interactions between DHH children and their TH peers.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/7/1091deaf and hard of hearingpreschoolsocial levelsplayobservationsphysical play |
| spellingShingle | Brenda M. S. Da Silva Carolien Rieffe Johan H. M. Frijns Herédio Sousa Luísa Monteiro Guida Veiga Being Deaf in Mainstream Schools: The Effect of a Hearing Loss in Children’s Playground Behaviors Children deaf and hard of hearing preschool social levels play observations physical play |
| title | Being Deaf in Mainstream Schools: The Effect of a Hearing Loss in Children’s Playground Behaviors |
| title_full | Being Deaf in Mainstream Schools: The Effect of a Hearing Loss in Children’s Playground Behaviors |
| title_fullStr | Being Deaf in Mainstream Schools: The Effect of a Hearing Loss in Children’s Playground Behaviors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Being Deaf in Mainstream Schools: The Effect of a Hearing Loss in Children’s Playground Behaviors |
| title_short | Being Deaf in Mainstream Schools: The Effect of a Hearing Loss in Children’s Playground Behaviors |
| title_sort | being deaf in mainstream schools the effect of a hearing loss in children s playground behaviors |
| topic | deaf and hard of hearing preschool social levels play observations physical play |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/7/1091 |
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