Table 3.

Hearing loss app use.

ID	Apps used for hearing loss	Read differently because of hearing loss? In what way?	What would you like to have in a reading app?	Know Ling 6 sounds?
1	None	Yes—“We have done signs quite a bit with reading; Using our fingers to point out each word as we read.”	“Show the sign after I reads it. That way, when a child knows the sign it can make the link from the sign to the audio part of the object; repeat on the page.”	Yes
2	None	Yes—“I break down every part to make sure she understands what is happening.”	“It would need to grab their attention. Also make them feel like they could understand and work the app.”	Yes
3	My Signing Time, Sign and Sing	No	“An app that needs a passcode to exit the app while using it. Videos that demonstrate the task that is being teached. Vivid colors.”	Yes
4	Lexia, RazKids	N/Aa	“At this age, I would say to help (name) pronounce more challenging words and provide definitions of their meaning as she is reading.”	Yes
5	Speech Stickers, Hope Words, Kids Vocab-Read Comp 1	No	“Have it have precise speech comprehension questions at the end.”	Yes
6	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
7	None	N/A	N/A	N/A
8	None	N/A	“To slowly pronounce words as they are said and seen on screen.”	N/A

^aN/A: not applicable.