Students with hearing impairments typically experience challenges in academic achievement:
a. because deafness limits cognitive abilities.
b. because they tend to have lower IQs on average than their hearing peers.
c. and perform three to five years below their age-appropriate grade level.
d. particularly in the area of reading.
ANSWER: d
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