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Peer reviewedYoshinaga-Itano, Christine; Apuzzo, Mah-rya L. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1998
This study compared the development (at 40 months) of 40 deaf and hard-of-hearing infants whose hearing loss was identified either before 6 months or after 18 months. Infants whose hearing loss was identified earlier scored significantly on tests of expressive language and comprehension/concepts. Results support early hearing screening for…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Concept Formation
