Open AccessDisparate Oral and Written Language Abilities in Adolescents With Cochlear Implants: Evidence From Narrative Samples
Author(s) -
Luke Breland,
Joanna H. Lowenstein,
Susan Nittrouer
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
language, speech and hearing services in schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.097
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1558-9129
pISSN - 0161-1461
DOI - 10.1044/2021_lshss-21-00062
Subject(s) - psychology , narrative , cochlear implant , linguistics , audiology , medicine , neuroscience , philosophy
In spite of improvements in language outcomes for children with hearing loss (HL) arising from cochlear implants (CIs), these children can falter when it comes to academic achievement, especially in higher grades. Given that writing becomes increasingly relevant to educational pursuits as children progress through school, this study explored the hypothesis that one challenge facing students with CIs may be written language.