Pelin Pi?tav Akme?e|Destina Sezgin|Fatih Ö?üt
Investigation of Early Literacy Skills in Preschool Children With Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Ege University|I??k University|Ege University|I??k University|I??k University|Ege University
study aimed compare early literacy skills children cochlear implants 6072 months preschool special education results children normal hearingfor purpose following questions soughtin study demographic form containing general information volunteer families children included study early literacy testerot applied evaluate early literacy skills childrenas result word knowledge two groups receptive expressive language general naming knowledge function scores statistically different phonological awareness subtests difference separating word syllable combining syllables eliminating first sound words results cochlear implants statistically significant two groupshowever statistically significant difference groups terms rhyme awareness matching first sound words matching last sound words separating sentence words eliminating last voice words total phonological awareness scores moreover found ci users lower scores knowledge letter listening comprehension subtests erot total scores difference groups significant