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Lowenstein, Joanna H.; Nittrouer, Susan – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: Better auditory prostheses and earlier interventions have led to remarkable improvements in spoken language abilities for children with hearing loss (HL), but these children often still struggle academically. This study tested a hypothesis for why this may be, proposing that the language of school becomes increasingly disconnected from…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Language Patterns
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Nittrouer, Susan; Muir, Meganne; Tietgens, Kierstyn; Moberly, Aaron C.; Lowenstein, Joanna H. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: This study assessed phonological, lexical, and morphosyntactic abilities at 6th grade for a group of children previously tested at 2nd grade to address 4 questions: (a) Do children with cochlear implants (CIs) demonstrate deficits at 6th grade? (b) Are those deficits greater, the same, or lesser in magnitude than those observed at 2nd…
Descriptors: Children, Assistive Technology, Elementary School Students, Grade 6
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Breland, Luke; Lowenstein, Joanna H.; Nittrouer, Susan – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: In spite of improvements in language outcomes for children with hearing loss (HL) arising from cochlear implants (CIs), these children can falter when it comes to academic achievement, especially in higher grades. Given that writing becomes increasingly relevant to educational pursuits as children progress through school, this study…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Deafness, Assistive Technology, Oral Language