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 …

Purpose This study examined the effects of consistent hearing aid (HA) use on outcomes in
children with mild hearing loss (HL). Method Five-or 7-year-old children with mild HL were …

Importance Hearing loss (HL) in children can be deleterious to their speech and language
development. The standard of practice has been early provision of hearing aids (HAs) to …

Objectives: Children who are hard of hearing (CHH) have restricted access to acoustic and
linguistic information. Increased audibility provided by hearing aids (HAs) influences …

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 …

This article reports on the psychosocial development and factors influencing outcomes of 5-
year-old children with cochlear implants (CIs) or hearing aids (HAs). It further examines …

This research investigated the concurrent association between early reading skills and
phonological awareness (PA), print knowledge, language, cognitive, and demographic …

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 …

Objective: This study examined language and speech outcomes in young children with
hearing loss and additional disabilities. Design: Receptive and expressive language skills …

Objectives: Amplification is a core component of early intervention for children who are hard
of hearing, but hearing aids (HAs) have unique effects that may be independent from other …