Language skills of profoundly deaf children who received cochlear implants under 12 months of age: a preliminary study

Richard T. Miyamoto, Marcia J. Hay-McCutcheon, Karen Iler Kirk, Derek M. Houston, Tonya Bergeson-Dana

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    Abstract

    Conclusion. This study demonstrated that children who receive a cochlear implant below the age of 2 years obtain higher mean receptive and expressive language scores than children implanted over the age of 2 years. Objective. The purpose of this study was to compare the receptive and expressive language skills of children who received a cochlear implant before 1 year of age to the language skills of children who received an implant between 1 and 3 years of age. Subjects and methods. Standardized language measures, the Reynell Developmental Language Scale (RDLS) and the Preschool Language Scale (PLS), were used to assess the receptive and expressive language skills of 91 children who received an implant before their third birthday. Results. The mean receptive and expressive language scores for the RDLS and the PLS were slightly higher for the children who were implanted below the age of 2 years compared with the children who were implanted over 2 years old. For the PLS, both the receptive and expressive mean standard scores decreased with increasing age at implantation.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalScholarship and Professional Work - Communication
    Volume128
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 2008

    Keywords

    • Cochlear implants
    • Preschool Language Scale
    • Reynell Development Language Scales
    • expressive language
    • receptive language

    Disciplines

    • Communication

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