What does the Student Communication Repair Inventory help identify?

The Student Communication Repair Inventory is specifically designed to identify the strategies that students use to repair communication breakdowns. Effective communication can often be hindered for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, and the inventory provides valuable insights into how these students navigate conversations when misunderstandings occur. By understanding these strategies, educators can better support their students by tailoring instruction and fostering communication skills that enable more effective interactions. This focus on repair strategies is essential to enhancing overall communication competence and academic success for D/HH students.

The other options refer to areas that are not the primary focus of this tool: academic strengths or best teaching methods are broader educational assessments, and physical health is outside the scope of communication strategies.