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Production Accuracy in a Young Cochlear Implant Recipient
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Warner-Czyz, Andrea D.; Davis, Barbara L.; Morrison, Helen M. – Volta Review, 2005
The availability of cochlear implants in younger children has provided the opportunity to evaluate the relative impact of the production system, or the sounds young children can say, and the auditory system, or the sounds children can hear, on early vocal communication. Limited access to the acoustic properties of speech results in differences in…
Descriptors: Phonetics, Assistive Technology, Language Acquisition, Surgery
Cochlear Implantation for Children with Hearing Loss and Multiple Disabilities: An Evaluation from an Educator's Perspective
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Bertram, Bodo – Volta Review, 2004
In recent years, parents of children with hearing loss and various additional disabilities have shown increasing interest in cochlear implants. This article describes how the program in Hanover, Germany is attempting to respond to this interest. It discusses the selection process for children who receive cochlear implants who have multiple…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Parents, Foreign Countries, Assistive Technology
A Tool for Assessing Functional Use of Audition in Children: Results in Children with the MED-EL COMBI 40+ Cochlear Implant System
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Franz, Darla C.; Caleffe-Schenck, Nancy; Kirk, Karen Iler – Volta Review, 2004
An instrument for measuring and tracking changes in auditory skill development over time was developed for use with a group of children with profound deafness who received a MED-EL COMBI 40+ cochlear implant. The aim of this paper is to describe the use of this instrument, the "Checklist of Auditory Communication Skills", and to present results…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Assistive Technology, Communication Skills, Skill Development
A Communication Training Program for Parents of Cochlear Implant Users.
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Tye-Murray, Nancy; Kelsay, Danielle M. R. – Volta Review, 1993
A communication training program for parents of new cochlear implant users includes an assessment of parents' communication behaviors using the Communication Index for Parents, a parent seminar, a home-training program, and a parent library. Speech and listening diaries, completed by parents at regular intervals, provide information to guide…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Cochlear Implants, Communication Skills, Diaries