OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of the effectiveness of early sign and oral
language intervention compared with oral language intervention only for children with …

The development of proficient communication skills in infants and toddlers is an important
component to child development. A popular trend gaining national media attention is …

Linguistic proficiency has been called a central requirement for human life (Magnuson,
2000). Parents and professionals have rightly given great importance to the various …

Objective: The objective of this investigation was to describe the language growth of children
with severe or profound hearing loss with cochlear implants versus those children with the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Purpose The purpose of this research forum article was to present research findings on the
effectiveness of early intervention for improving outcomes of children with congenital …

Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the introduction in several countries of
universal neonatal hearing screening programs has changed the landscape of education for …

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 …