Thousands of pupils who are deaf and hearing impaired are starting secondary school unable to read adequately, according to research.
The study, by academics from City University, London, and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, said urgent specialist interventions were needed to improve their reading skills.
Researchers found that more than half of the deaf children assessed had reading difficulties that were at least as severe as those faced by pupils with dyslexia, and in some cases worse.
However, unlike for hearing children with dyslexia, there are no specific reading interventions for the deaf, which means that their progress falls behind that of their classmates.
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