Julia Sarant|Colleen M. Holt|R. C. Dowell|Field Rickards|Peter J. Blamey
Spoken Language Development in Oral Preschool Children With Permanent Childhood Deafness
University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|Dynamic Systems (United States)
article documented spoken language outcomes preschool children hearing loss examined relationships language abilities characteristics children degree hearing loss cognitive abilities age entry early intervention parent involvement childrens intervention programs participants evaluated using combination child development inventory peabody picture vocabulary test preschool clinical evaluation language fundamentals depending age time assessment maternal education cognitive ability family involvement also measured half children participated study poor language outcomes overall significant differences found language outcomes measures children diagnosed early diagnosed later multiple regression analyses showed family participation degree hearing loss cognitive ability significantly predicted language outcomes together accounted almost 60 variance scores article highlights importance family participation intervention programs enable children achieve optimal language outcomes work may clarify effects early diagnosis language outcomes preschool children