ERIC Number: EJ803079
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 16
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A Comparison of the Speech and Language Skills of Children with Cochlear Implants and Children with Normal Hearing
Schorr, Efrat A.; Roth, Froma P.; Fox, Nathan A.
Communication Disorders Quarterly, v29 n4 p195-210 2008
This study explored the language skills of children with cochlear implants (CIs) compared to normal hearing (NH) peers. Standardized speech and language measures, including speech articulation, receptive and expressive vocabulary, syntax and morphology, and metalinguistics, were administered to 39 congenitally deaf children, ages 5 to 14, and a matched sample of NH children. Many CI children demonstrated age-appropriate scores on several language measures, yet their performance was significantly lower than NH peers. Results indicated that (a) "age at implant" predicted significant variance in receptive vocabulary and short-term auditory memory performance, and (b) "duration of CI use" predicted receptive syntax performance. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Metalinguistics, Syntax, Deafness, Memory, Language Skills, Language Acquisition, Assistive Technology, Children, Early Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Speech Skills, Age Differences, Measures (Individuals), Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Vocabulary Development, Morphology (Languages), Language Tests
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