Development of Grammatical Accuracy in English-Speaking Children With Cochlear Implants: A Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We sought to evaluate the development of grammatical accuracy in English-speaking children with cochlear implants (CIs) over a 3-year span.

Method

Ten children who received CIs before age 30 months participated in this study at 3, 4, and 5 years postimplantation. For the purpose of comparison, 10 children each at ages 3, 4, and 5 years with typical hearing were included as well. All children participated in a story-retell task. We computed percent grammatical communication units (PGCU) in the task.

Results

Children with CIs showed significant improvement in PGCU over the 3-year span. However, they produced lower PGCU than children with typical hearing who had matched hearing age at 4 and 5 years postimplantation. At the individual level, some children with CIs

SUBMITTER: Guo LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5548077 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature