Word-decoding and reading-related skills in children with cochlear implants

Acta Neuropsychologica

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-82

  Sahlén, Birgitta ^a   Willstedt Svensson, Ursula ^a,b   Ibertsson, T ^a   Lyxell, Björn ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deaf children; Phonology; Reading span; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 70349341634     PISSN: 17307503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Adams, A.-M. & Gathercole, S.E. (1995). Phonological Working Memory and Speech Production in Preschool Children. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 38, 403-414.
2. Anderson, I., Weichbold, V., D'Haese, P.S.C. et al. (2004) Cochlear implantation in children under the age of two what do the outcomes show us? International Journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 68,425-431.
3. Baddeley, A. (2000). The episodic buffer: a new component of working memory? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 4(11), 417-423.
4. Baddeley, A.D. (1986). Working Memory. Oxford Psychology Series, 11. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
5. Baddeley, A.D., Gathercole, S.E & Papagno, C. (1998). The Phonological Loop as a Language Learning Device. Psychological Review, 105, 158-173.
6. Barthelom, E. & Akesson, M. (1995). Konstruktion, testning och utvärdering av nonord. Master's thesis at the Dept. of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Lund University.
7. Bishop, D.V.M. (1989). The Test for Reception of Grammar, 2nd ed. Manchester: University of Manchester Age and Cognitive Performance Research Centre.
8. Briscoe, J., Bishop, D.V.M & Norbury, C.F. (2001). Phonological processing, language and literacy: A comparison of children with mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss and those with specific language impairment. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 42 (3), 329-340.
9. Burkholder, R. & Pisoni, D. (2004). Digit span recall error analysis in pediatric cochlear implant users. International Congress Series, 1273, 312-315.
10. Catts, H.W. & Kamhi, A.G. (2005). The Connections between Language and Reading Abilities. New Jersey: Laurence Erlbaum Associates.
11. Dillon, C. & Pisoni, D. (2004). Nonword repetition and reading in deaf children with cochlear implants. International Congress Series, 1273, 304-304.
12. Dyar, D. (1993). Monitoring progress: the role of a speech and language therapist. In: B. McCormick, S. Archbold & S. Shephard (eds.), Cochlear Implants for Young Children (pp. 237-268). London: Whurr.
13. Gathercole, S.E. (1999). Cognitive approaches to the development of short-term memory. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 3, 410-419.
14. Gathercole, S.E. & Baddeley, A.D. (1990). Phonological Memory Deficits in Language Disorded Children: Is There a Casual Connection? Journal of Memory and Language, 29, 336-360.
15. Gathercole, S.E., Willis, C.S., Emslie, H. & Baddeley, A.D. (1992). Phonolgical Memory and Vocabulary Development During the Early School Years: A Longitudinal Study. Developmental Psychology, 28, 887-898.
16. Gaulin, C. & Campbell, T. (1994). Procedure for Assessing Verbal Working Memory in Normal School-Age Children: Some preliminary data. Perceptual & Motor Skills, 79, 55-64.
17. Geers, A. (2003). Predictors of Reading Skill Development in Children with Early Cochlear Implantation. Ear & Hearing, 24(1), 59S-68S.
18. Goldin-Meadow, S. & Mayberry, R. I. (2001). How do Profoundly Deaf Children Learn to Read? Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 16(4), 222-229.
19. Hansson, K., Forsberg, J., Löfqvist, A., Mäki-Torkko, E. & Sahlén, B. (2004). Working memory and novel word learning in children with hearing impairment and children with language impairment. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 39(3), 401-422.
20. Hellqvist, B. (1991). Fonemtest. [The Swedish Test of Phonemes]. Löddeköpinge: Pedagogisk design.
21. Holmberg, E. & Lundälv, E. (1998). TROG Test for Reception of Grammar. Swedish manual. Göteborg: SIH läromedel.
22. Hörman, K. & Kring, M. (2002). Ordinlärning, fonologiskt korttidsminne och fonologisk bearbetningsförmaga hos normalsprakiga svenska barn i aldern fyra till sex ar. Master's Thesis, Dept.of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Lund University.
23. Ibertsson, T., Willstedt-Svensson, U., Radebort, K. & Sahlén, B. (in press) A methodological contribution to the assessment of non-word repetition in Swedish children with specific language impairment and children with hearing impairments aided by hearing aids or cochlear implants. To appear in Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Vocology.
24. Lindström, H. & Malmsten, M. (2003). Läsförmaga och arbetsminne hos normalsprakiga barn i ak 2 till 5. Master's Thesis, Dept. of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Lund University.
25. Lundberg, I. (2003). The child's route into reading and what can go wrong. Dyslexia, 8, 1-13.
26. Lyxell, B. & Holmberg, I. (2000). Visual speechreading and cognitive performance in hearingimpaired and normal hearing children (11-14 years). British Journal of Educational Psychology, 70, 505-518.
27. Manrique, M., Javier Cervera-Paz, F., Huarte, A. & Molina, M. (2004). Prospective Long-term Auditory Results of Cochlear Implantation in Prelinguistically Deafened Children: The Importance of Early Implantation. Acta Oto Laryngologica, 124, 55-63.
28. Montgomery, J.W. (1995). Sentence Comprehension in Children with Specific Language Impairment: the Role of Phonological Working Memory. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 38, 187-199.
29. Nordqvist, A. & Nelfelt, K. (2004). Early bilingual language development in deaf children with cochlear implants Is it possible? In E. Schmidt, U. Mikkelsen, I. Post, J.B., Simonsen & K. Fruensgarard (eds.), Brain, Hearing and Learning. Proceedings from 20th Danavox Symposium.
30. Nyman, A. (1999). Nonordsrepetition, nonordsdiskrimination och metafonologisk förmaga. Finns det nagra samband och hur paverkar nonordens stavelselängd? Master's Thesis at the Dept. of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Lund University.
31. Pisoni, D.B. & Cleary, M. (2003). Measures of Working Memory Span and Verbal Rehearsal Speed in Deaf Children after Cochlear Implantation. Ear & Hearing, 24, 106-120.
32. Pisoni, D.B. (2000). Cognitive Factors and Cochlear Implants: Some Thoughts on Perception, Learning, and Memory in Speech Perception. Ear & Hearing, 21, 70-78.
33. Pohjanen, A. & Sandberg, M. (1999). Arbetsminnet hos svenska fem-, sjuoch nioariga barn med normal sprakutveckling. Master's Thesis at the Dept. of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Lund University.
34. Raven, J.C. (1986). Coloured Progressive Matrices. London: H. K. Lewis.
35. Raven, J.C., Court, J.H. & Raven, J. (1992). Standard Progressive Matrices. Oxford: Psychologists Press.
36. Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C., Nyman, A. &Sahlén, B. (in press). Non-word repetition and nonword discrimination in Swedish preschool children. To appear in Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics.
37. Sahlén, B., Reuterskiöld-Wagner, C., Nettelbladt, U. & Radeborg, K. (1999). Non-word repetition in children with language impairment pitfalls and possibilities. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 34, 337-351.
38. SAME. (1996). Metodbok i hörselmätning. Solna: C-A Tegnér.
39. Snowling M.J., Gallagher A. (2003). Family Risk of Dyslexia Is Continuous: Individual Differences in the Precursors of Reading Skill. Child Development, 74(2), 358-373.
40. Spencer, L., Tomblin, J. & Gantz, B. (1997). Reading skills in children with multichannel cochlear-implant experience. Volta Review, 99, 193-203.
41. Spencer, L., Baker, B.A. & Tomlin, B.J. (2003). Exploring the Language and Literacy Outcomes of Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users. Ear & Hearing, 24(3), 236-247.
42. Stokes, S.F., Wong, A.M-Y, Fletcher, P. & Leonard, L. (2006). Nonword repetition and sentence repetition as clinical markers for specific language impairment: The case of Cantonese. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 49, 219-236.
43. Velution, F.R., Fletcher, J.M., Snowling, M.J. & Scanlon, D.M. (2004). Specific reading disability (dyslexia): what have we learned in the past four decades? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 45(1), 2-40.
44. Willstedt-Svensson, U., Löfqvist, A., Almqvist, B. & Sahlén, B. (2004). Is age at implant the only factor that counts? The influence of working memory on lexical and grammatical development in children with cochlear implant. International Journal of Audiology, 43(9), 506-515.
45. Wray, D., Flexer, C. & Vaccaro, V. (1997). Classroom performance of children who are deaf or hard of hearing and who learned spoken communication through the auditory-verbal approach: an evaluation of treatment efficacy. Volta Review, 99(2), 107-119.