Mariana Cremonte, Cheryl J Cherpitel
Performance of screening instruments for alcohol use disorders in emergency department patients in Argentina
Substance use & misuse
study three goals 1 document literacy skills deaf adolescents received cochlear implants cis preschoolers 2 examine reading growth elementary grades high school 3 assess contribution early literacy levels phonological processing skills among factors literacy levels high school battery reading spelling expository writing phonological processing assessments administered 112 high school cihs students ages 155 185 yrs participated reading assessment battery early elementary grades cie ages 80 99 yrs cihs students performance compared either control group hearing peers n 46 hearing norms provided assessment developer many cihs students 47 66 performed within average range hearing peers reading tests compared cie performance good early readers also good readers high school importantly majority cihs students maintained reading levels time compared hearing peers indicating gap performance least widening students written expression phonological processing tasks posed great deal difficulty cihs students poorer spellers poorer expository writers displayed poorer phonological knowledge hearing agemates phonological processing skills critical predictor high school literacy skills reading spelling expository writing accounting 39 variance remaining controlling child family implant characteristics many children receive cis preschoolers achieve ageappropriate literacy levels adolescents however significant delays spelling written expression evident compared hearing peers children cis development phonological processing skills important early reading skills decoding critical later literacy success well