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) …

Highlights•A critical period for first language is different from that of a second
language.•Different critical periods with different time frames for different language …

During sentence processing, areas of the left superior temporal sulcus, inferior frontal gyrus
and left basal ganglia exhibit a systematic increase in brain activity as a function of …

This study explored the order of acquisition of various types of syntactic-movement and
embedding structures in Hebrew, using a sentence-repetition task, in which 60 children …

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the role of parental sensitivity in language
and neurocognitive outcomes in children who are deaf and/or hard of hearing (DHH) …

Factors influencing native and nonnative signers' syntactic judgment ability in American Sign
Language (ASL) were explored for 421 deaf students aged 7; 6–18; 5. Predictors for …

Most deaf children and adults struggle to read, but some deaf individuals do become highly
proficient readers. There is disagreement about the specific causes of reading difficulty in …

Verbal working memory resources may impact syntax comprehension. Thirteen Italian
children with cochlear implants (CIs) were assessed in relative clause (RC) comprehension …

The purpose of this study was to systematically review the factors affecting the language,
speech intelligibility, speech production, and lexical tone development of children with …

Background and aims Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been found to
exhibit difficulties in wh-question production. It is unclear whether these difficulties are …