Julia Sarant|David Harris|Lisa A. Bennet
Academic Outcomes for School-Aged Children With Severe–Profound Hearing Loss and Early Unilateral and Bilateral Cochlear Implants
University of Melbourne|Monash University|University of Melbourne
purpose study sought determine whether academic outcomes children received early cochlear implants cis age appropriate b determine whether bilateral ci use significantly improves academic outcomes c identify factors predictive outcomes method fortyfour 8yearold children severeprofound hearing loss participated study academic development mathematics oral language reading written language assessed using standardized test academic achievement results across academic areas proportion children average aboveaverage ranges lower expected children normal hearing strongest area performance written language weakest mathematics b children using bilateral cis achieved significantly higher scores oral language math written language controlling predictive factors children using unilateral cis younger ages second ci predicted largest improvements c high levels parental involvement greater time spent children reading significantly predicted academic success although factors identified conclusions average academic outcomes children children normal hearing bilateral cis younger ages predicted best outcomes family environment also important childrens academic performance