Association of Age of Enrollment in Early Intervention with Emergent Literacy in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Literacy skill development in deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) children is essential for success in school and beyond. Our objective was to evaluate the association between age of early intervention (EI) enrollment for DHH children and emergent literacy in preschool.

Methods

This was a population-based study that leveraged state public health and education data on all children identified with hearing loss. The sample included children born between 2008 and 2014 enrolled in EI for hearing loss who received preschool supports (years 2011-2014) through the Ohio Department of Education. The Get it! Got it! Go!, measuring emergent literacy domains of picture naming, rhyming, and alliteration, was administered during preschool in fall and spring. Exposure was enrollment int

SUBMITTER: Meinzen-Derr J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8636537 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb-Mar 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature