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Aho, Carson; Werfel, Krystal L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if group differences exist in spelling accuracy or spelling errors between kindergarten children with hearing loss and children with normal hearing loss. Method: Participants included 23 kindergarten children with hearing loss and 21 children with normal hearing. All children used spoken English…
Descriptors: Spelling, Kindergarten, Hearing Impairments, Error Analysis (Language)
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Bess, Fred H.; Davis, Hilary; Camarata, Stephen; Hornsby, Benjamin W. Y. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: Listening-related fatigue is an understudied construct that may contribute to the auditory, educational, and psychosocial problems experienced by children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL). Herein, we present an overview of listening-related fatigue in school-age children with hearing loss (CHL), with a focus on children with UHL.…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Fatigue (Biology), Listening, Elementary School Students
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Skarzynski, Piotr Henryk; Swierniak, Weronika; Gos, Elzbieta; Gocel, Maria; Skarzynski, Henryk – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe and assess a hearing screening program of first-grade children in Poland. The program aimed to detect hearing disorders and increase awareness among parents of hearing problems. Method: A hearing screening program was conducted in all elementary schools of the biggest region in Poland. A total of…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Clinical Diagnosis, Screening Tests, Incidence
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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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Chan, Yi-Chih – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to explore the contributions of phonological awareness (PA) and morphological awareness (MA) to the reading comprehension skills of Chinese-speaking children with hearing loss (HL) and examine the possible mediation effect of vocabulary knowledge on the relationships of PA and MA with their reading comprehension. Method:…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Chinese, Metalinguistics, Vocabulary
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Griffin, Amanda; Poissant, Sarah F.; Freymen, Richard L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to measure auditory comprehension performance in school-aged children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) and with normal hearing (NH) in quiet and in the presence of child-produced two-talker babble (TTB). Method: Listeners were school-aged children (7-12 years) with permanent UHL (n = 25) or NH (n = 14).…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Hearing Impairments, Auditory Perception, Language Tests
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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
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Page, Thomas A.; Harrison, Melody; Moeller, Mary Pat; Oleson, Jacob; Arenas, Richard M.; Spratford, Meredith – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
Purpose: To characterize preschool and school services for children who are hard of hearing (CHH), we described service setting, amount, and configuration and analyzed the relationship between service receipt and student hearing levels and language scores. Characteristics of professionals providing services were described and then used to predict…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Hearing Impairments, Speech Language Pathology
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Manus, Michelle; van der Linde, Jeannie; Kuper, Hannah; Olinger, Renate; Swanepoel, De Wet – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Introduction: Globally, more than 50 million children have hearing or vision loss. Most of these sensory losses are identified late due to a lack of systematic screening, making treatment and rehabilitation less effective. Mobile health (mHealth), which is the use of smartphones or wireless devices in health care, can improve access to screening…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Visual Impairments, Screening Tests, Low Income Groups
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Walker, Elizabeth A.; Sapp, Caitlin; Dallapiazza, Margaret; Spratford, Meredith; McCreery, Ryan W.; Oleson, Jacob J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: There is ambiguity in the clinical and research communities regarding whether children with mild bilateral hearing loss (MBHL) are at risk for delays. The goal of the current article is to expand the evidence base surrounding outcomes for the current generation of children with MBHL. Method: Using independent-samples "t" tests,…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Hearing Impairments, Elementary School Students, Language Skills
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Picou, Erin M.; Davis, Hilary; Tharpe, Anne Marie – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: Current recommendations for clinical management of school-aged children with limited useable hearing unilaterally primarily focus on remote microphone systems and preferential seating. The purpose of this narrative review is to examine the existing evidence supporting these recommendations. Method: A narrative review was conducted,…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Audio Equipment, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students
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Anderson, Karen L.; Goldstein, Howard – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2004
Children typically learn in classroom environments that have background noise and reverberation that interfere with accurate speech perception. Amplification technology can enhance the speech perception of students who are hard of hearing. Purpose: This study used a single-subject alternating treatments design to compare the speech recognition…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Sensory Aids, Hearing Impairments, Young Children