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Lount, Sarah A.; Purdy, Suzanne C.; Hand, Linda – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: International evidence suggests youth offenders have greater difficulties with oral language than their nonoffending peers. This study examined the hearing, auditory processing, and language skills of male youth offenders and remandees (YORs) in New Zealand. Method: Thirty-three male YORs, aged 14-17 years, were recruited from 2 youth…
Descriptors: Males, Delinquency, Hearing (Physiology), Auditory Perception
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Fairgray, Elizabeth; Purdy, Suzanne C.; Smart, Jennifer L. – Volta Review, 2010
With modern improvements to hearing aids and cochlear implant (CI) technology, and consequently improved access to speech, there has been greater emphasis on listening-based therapies for children with hearing loss, such as auditory-verbal therapy (AVT). Speech and language, speech perception in noise, and reading were evaluated before and after…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Auditory Perception, Receptive Language, Assistive Technology