ERIC Number: EJ1101003
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Apr
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-1461
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Feasibility of a Recasting and Auditory Bombardment Treatment with Young Cochlear Implant Users
Encinas, Danielle; Plante, Elena
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v47 n2 p157-170 Apr 2016
Purpose: There is little to guide clinicians in terms of evidence-based interventions for children with cochlear implants who demonstrate morpheme errors. This feasibility study tested the utility of a treatment targeting grammatical morpheme errors. Method: Three children (ages 4-5 years) received Enhanced Conversational Recast treatment, a version of conversational recast treatment that focuses on a single morpheme error at a time, emphasizes attention to clinician input, and uses high linguistic variability with clinician input. A period of recasting was followed by 24 auditory presentations of the target morpheme in short sentences. After an initial baseline period, children were treated in individual sessions over 21-26 days. Results: All children showed improved use of targeted grammatical morpheme use, both in elicited contexts and in terms of spontaneous use. Spontaneous use was best for the 2 children who were implanted earliest and whose audiograms showed the best hearing postimplant. Performance by a 3rd child diagnosed with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder was more variable but still showed positive change. Conclusions: The results indicate that the treatment can be effective for children with cochlear implants. The pattern of results across children also suggests potential variables that may moderate treatment effects.
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Young Children, Intervention, Morphemes, Error Patterns, Language Skills, Sentences, Grammar, Auditory Perception
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R21DC014203