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Peer reviewedEilers, Rebecca E.; And Others – Volta Review, 1989
Speech production gains made by hearing-impaired children (aged 3-7) in a training program incorporating tactual vocoders were compared with gains made by 15 comparison children. The 11 subjects showed gains in syllable inventories and pronunciation of vocabulary items; in another study, 7 subjects exhibited gains in grammatical development.…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Grammar
