Childhood hearing loss presents challenges to language development, especially spoken
language. In this article, we review existing literature on deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) …

The landscape of service provision for young children with hearing loss has shifted in recent
years as a result of newborn hearing screening and the early provision of interventions …

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 …

Translating cutting-edge research into practical recommendations for assessment and
instruction, this book has helped thousands of readers understand the key role of …

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 …

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 …

This study investigated three questions: Is it realistic to expect age-appropriate spoken
language skills in children with cochlear implants (CIs) who received auditory–oral …

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 …

Objectives: This study had three goals:(1) to document the literacy skills of deaf adolescents
who received cochlear implants (CIs) as preschoolers;(2) to examine reading growth from …

Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date reviews of original research in a
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