Every year, 10 000 infants are born in the United States with sensorineural deafness. Deaf
children of hearing (and nonsigning) parents are unique among all children in the world in …

514 Clinical Pediatrics 55 (6) before a child can communicate with language in either
modality. As a child participates in accessible language communication, the child begins to …

To assist medical and hearing-science professionals in supporting parents of deaf children,
we have identified common questions that parents may have and provide evidence-based …

Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children need to master at least one language (spoken or
signed) to reach their full potential. Providing access to a natural sign language supports this …

BACKGROUND: Most children with hearing loss who receive cochlear implants (CI) learn
spoken language, and parents must choose early on whether to use sign language to …

A long-standing belief is that sign language interferes with spoken language development in
deaf children, despite a chronic lack of evidence supporting this belief. This deserves …

Around 96 percent of children with hearing loss are born to parents with intact hearing, who
may initially know little about deafness or sign language. Therefore, such parents will need …

Medical and educational interventions for children with hearing loss often adopt a single
approach of spoken language acquisition through the use of technology, such as cochlear …

Bilingualism is common throughout the world, and bilingual children regularly develop into
fluently bilingual adults. In contrast, children with cochlear implants (CIs) are frequently …

How can parents and teachers most effectively support the language development and
academic success of deaf and hard-of-hearing children? Will using sign language interfere …