Rachael Frush Holt|Jessica Beer|William G. Kronenberger|David B. Pisoni|Kaylah Lalonde
Contribution of Family Environment to Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users' Speech and Language Outcomes: Some Preliminary Findings
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purpose evaluate family environments children cochlear implants examine relationships family environment postimplant language development executive function method fortyfive families children cochlear implants completed selfreport family environment questionnaire family environment scalefourth edition moos amp moos 2009 inventory executive function behavior rating inventory executive function gioia isquith guy amp kenworthy 2000 behavior rating inventory executive functionpreschool version gioia espy amp isquith 2003 authors also evaluated childrens receptive vocabulary peabody picture vocabulary testfourth edition dunn amp dunn 2007 global language skills preschool language scalefourth edition zimmerman steiner amp pond 2002 clinical evaluation language fundamentalsfourth edition semel wiig amp secord 2003 results family environments children cochlear implants differed normalhearing children clinically significant ways language development executive function found atypical uncharacteristic clinical population families higher levels selfreported control children smaller vocabularies families reporting higher emphasis achievement children fewer executive function working memory problems finally families reporting higher emphasis organization children fewer problems related inhibition conclusion variability cochlear implantation outcomes protracted periods development related family environment family environment modified enhanced therapy education preliminary findings hold promise future work helping families create robust languagelearning environments maximize childs potential cochlear implant