Effects of early auditory experience on word learning and speech perception in deaf children with cochlear implants: Implications for sensitive periods of language development

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1248-1253

  Houston, Derek M ^a   Miyamoto, Richard T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cochlear implants; Infants; Sensitive periods; Speech perception; Word learning

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); DEAFNESS; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCABULARY;

EID: 77958104369     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181f1cc6a     Document Type: Conference Paper

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