The purpose of this literature review is to present the arguments in support of
conceptualizing deaf children as 'English Learners', to explore the educational implications …

Purpose Children who are hard of hearing (CHH) tend to have reduced vocabularies
compared to children with normal hearing (CNH). Prior research on vocabulary skills in …

Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children born to hearing parents have profound theory-of-
mind (ToM) delays, yet little is known about how providing hearing assistance early in life …

Children with hearing loss (CHL) exhibit delays in language function relative to children with
normal hearing (CNH). However, evidence on whether these delays extend into other …

Purpose: Children who are hard of hearing (CHH) are at risk for literacy difficulties. Speech
sound production is related to literacy skills in typically hearing children. Speech sound …

Purpose: This prospective longitudinal study aimed to explore (a) the development of social-
pragmatic understanding of children with bilateral hearing aids (BiHAs), bilateral cochlear …

Objectives: Emotional communication is important in children's social development.
Previous studies have shown deficits in voice emotion recognition by children with moderate …

This study aims to examine emotion recognition and false belief performances of 4–5-year-
old (48–71 months) deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. The performances have been …

Reports suggest that the development of a child's understanding of the mind (ToM) is
enhanced in bilingual children. This is usually ascribed to different features of executive …

Previous studies have suggested that parents may support the development of theory of
mind (ToM) in their child by talking about mental states (mental state talk; MST). However …