Phonological awareness, vocabulary, and word reading in children who use cochlear implants: Does age of implantation explain individual variability in performance outcomes and growth?

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-137

  James, Deborah ^a   Rajput, Kaukab ^b   Brinton, Julie ^c   Goswami, Usha ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; READING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCABULARY;

EID: 42449148866     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enm042     Document Type: Article

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