Purpose There is ambiguity in the clinical and research communities regarding whether
children with mild bilateral hearing loss (MBHL) are at risk for delays. The goal of the current …

Objectives: There are very limited data regarding the spoken language and academic
outcomes of children with mild to severe hearing loss (HL) during the elementary school …

According to population-based prevalence data, more than 40% of children diagnosed with
a hearing impairment have a mild to moderate bilateral or unilateral hearing loss. Prior to …

Purpose The goal of this study was to examine language development and factors related to
language impairments in children with mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss (MMHL) …

Purpose In this study, we compared the language and literacy of two cohorts of children with
severe–profound hearing loss, recruited 10 years apart, to determine if outcomes had …

Objectives: This study examined the language outcomes of children with mild to severe
hearing loss during the preschool years. The longitudinal design was leveraged to test …

This study contrasted the early literacy outcomes of children who are hard of hearing (CHH)
with children with normal hearing (CNH). At age 5, prereading skills of oral language …

Objectives Children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) are being diagnosed at younger ages
because of newborn hearing screening. Historically, they have been considered at risk for …

Purpose This clinical focus article provides preliminary findings from a multicenter
longitudinal study investigating auditory and communication development in children with …

BACKGROUND: Children with congenital hearing loss (HL) are at increased risk of speech
and language delays and require increased resource needs. METHODS: Assessments of …