Factors influencing spoken language outcomes in children following early cochlear implantation

AE Geers - Advances in Oto Rhino Laryngology, 2006 - books.google.com
Abstract Development of spoken language is an objective of virtually all English-based
educational programs for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The primary goal of …

Hearing loss: Determining eligibility for social security benefits

SB Van Hemel, RA Dobie - 2004 - books.google.com
Millions of Americans experience some degree of hearing loss. The Social Security
Administration (SSA) operates programs that provide cash disability benefits to people with …

[BOOK][B] Educating deaf students: From research to practice

M Marschark, HG Lang, JA Albertini - 2001 - books.google.com
Over the past decade there has been a significant increase in interest from educators and
the general public about deafness, special education, and the development of children with …

[BOOK][B] Neural plasticity: The effects of environment on the development of the cerebral cortex

PR Huttenlocher - 2009 - books.google.com
Neural plasticity--the brain's ability to change in response to normal developmental
processes, experience, and injury--is a critically important phenomenon for both …

Language skills of children with early cochlear implantation

AE Geers, JG Nicholas, AL Sedey - Ear and hearing, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Objective This study investigated factors contributing to the comprehension and production
of English language by children with prelingual deafness after 4 to 7 yr of multichannel …

[BOOK][B] Cochlear implants: fundamentals and applications

G Clark - 2003 - Springer
The external ear or pinna (auricle) collects sound, which passes along the external auditory
canal to the eardrum (tympanic membrane)(Fig. 2.1). The middle ear (tympanum) is a cavity …

[CITATION][C] Evidence-based practice in educating deaf and hard-of-hearing students

PE Spencer - 2010 - books.google.com
Debates about methods of supporting language development and academic skills of deaf or
hard-of-hearing children have waxed and waned for more than 100 years: Will using sign …

[BOOK][B] The Oxford handbook of deaf studies, language, and education, vol. 2

M Marschark, PE Spencer - 2010 - books.google.com
Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date reviews of original research in a
particular subject area. Specially commissioned chapters from leading figures in the …

Combining acoustic and electrical hearing

BJ Gantz, CW Turner - The Laryngoscope, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: The concept of combining electrical stimulation for high‐
frequency sound with acoustic hearing for low‐frequency information was tested. In addition …

The effect of age at cochlear implant initial stimulation on expressive language growth in infants and toddlers

JB Tomblin, BA Barker, LJ Spencer, X Zhang, BJ Gantz - 2005 - ASHA
This study examined the growth of expressive language skills in children who received
cochlear implants (CIs) in infancy. Repeated language measures were gathered from 29 …