Comparative analysis of story-grammar development: a cross-sectional study of Tamil-speaking child cochlear implant users and hearing peers in Tamil Nadu, India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This cross-sectional comparative study aimed to analyse and compare the story-grammar components in Tamil-speaking children with and without hearing impairment (HI) narratives.

Design

The study used a cross-sectional, comparative design to assess and compare narrative structures.

Setting

Data were collected at the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research in Chennai, India.

Participants

30 children participated in the study, including 15 children with severe to profound hearing loss who used cochlear implants and 15 with normal hearing. The participants were language-age-matched children aged 3-5 years, proficient in Tamil.

Interventions

No specific interventions were implemented in this study.

Main outcome measures

The

SUBMITTER: Muthu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729232 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature