Speech-Language Outcomes of Children with Unilateral and Mild/Moderate Hearing Loss

Autor/inn/en	Nassrallah, Flora; Whittingham, JoAnne; Sun, Huidan; Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth M.
Titel	Speech-Language Outcomes of Children with Unilateral and Mild/Moderate Hearing Loss
Quelle	In: Deafness & Education International, 25 (2023) 1, S.40-58 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1464-3154
DOI	10.1080/14643154.2022.2047498
Schlagwörter	Speech Impairments; Speech Skills; Language Impairments; Language Skills; Students with Disabilities; Hearing Impairments; Severity (of Disability); Early Intervention; Disability Identification; Foreign Countries; Articulation (Speech); Canada; Preschool Language Scale; Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Schweregrad; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	This work examined speech and language skills of a cohort of children with unilateral and bilateral mild/moderate hearing loss at time of discharge from preschool therapy services as they were transitioning to the school system. The study consisted of a retrospective chart review of children born between 2003 and 2011 and identified with a unilateral or a bilateral hearing loss up to 55 dB. Speech and language outcomes measures were obtained from three different tests commonly administered as part of the therapy protocol. Comparisons were made with normative data. A total of 238 children were diagnosed with a permanent unilateral or bilateral hearing loss by six years of age. Speech language standardised test scores were available for 74 children (65 English-speaking, 9 French-speaking). While overall results on all outcome measures remained within the expected range for children with typical hearing, of the 65 children with speech and language outcomes, 13 of 52 (25.0%) and 15 of 53 (28.3%) obtained lower scores on expressive communication and articulation, respectively, compared to children with typical hearing. These children were identified and fitted with hearing aids at a later age. Findings of this study suggest possible benefits of early identification and intervention and warrant additional research on early-identified children with unilateral or mild/moderate bilateral hearing loss. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01