Margaret Harris|Emmanouela Terlektsi|Fiona Kyle
Literacy Outcomes for Primary School Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Cohort Comparison Study
Oxford Brookes University|Google (United States)|University of Birmingham|Google (United States)|City, University of London|Google (United States)
purpose study compared language literacy two cohorts children severeprofound hearing loss recruited 10 years apart determine outcomes improved line introduction newborn hearing screening access improved hearing aid technology method fortytwo children deafness aged 57 years mean unaided loss 102 db assessed language reading phonological skills performance compared similar group 32 children deafness assessed 10 years earlier also group 40 children normal hearing similar single word reading ability results english vocabulary significantly higher new cohort although still chronological age phonological awareness reading ability significantly changed time cohorts english vocabulary predicted reading phonological awareness significant predictor new cohort conclusions current results show vocabulary knowledge children severeprofound hearing loss improved time commensurate improvement phonological skills reading suggest children severeprofound hearing loss require continued support develop robust phonological coding skills underpin reading