Technology assisted language intervention (TALI) for children who are deaf/hard of hearing: promising impact on pragmatic skills.

ABSTRACT: Children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) often demonstrate pragmatic language difficulties which can impact academic and social outcomes. This randomized control trial for DHH children, ages 3-12 years, explored the Technology-Assisted Language Intervention (TALI), incorporating augmentative and alternative communication technology (AAC) into traditional speech/language therapy, compared to treatment-as-usual (TAU) to determine impact on pragmatics. Pragmatic outcome measures included parent reported Pragmatics Profile of the CELF-5 (for children age ≥5 years) and CELF-P Descriptive Pragmatics Profile (for children <5 years) in addition to parent reported Social and Communication domains of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales,Third Edition (VABS). Over 24 weeks, children ≥5 years

SUBMITTER: Mood D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10254572 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature