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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
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Boothroyd, Arthur; Eran, Orna – Volta Review, 1994
An imitative test of speech pattern contrast perception was administered to profoundly deaf children using hearing aids (n=76) or cochlear implants (n=18). Implant users performed, on average, similarly to individuals with an 88 decibel hearing loss, indicating that implant use can provide auditory speech perception capacity similar to that of…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Children, Cochlear Implants, Deafness
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Kirk, Karen Iler – Volta Review, 1998
This review describes the theory behind two new measures of spoken word recognition for children with sensory aids, the Lexical and the Multisyllabic Lexical Neighborhood Tests. It then summarizes data concerning the tests' word familiarity, interlist equivalency, and test-retest reliability. Results indicate that deaf children with cochlear…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Children, Cochlear Implants, Cognitive Processes
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Staller, Steven J.; And Others – Volta Review, 1994
This paper describes components of the Nucleus 22 Channel Cochlear Implant System used with deaf children and adults. It discusses speech coding strategies, programming concepts, programming the device for children, trouble-shooting, and fitting an FM system to a speech processor. It reports data showing improved ability to use auditory…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiology, Auditory Perception