Assessing the Acquisition of the Auditory, Communicative and Linguistic Skills of a Congenitally Deaf Infant Pre- and Post-Cochlear Implications.

Robinshaw, Helen; Evans, Roy

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ERIC Number: EJ521930

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Assessing the Acquisition of the Auditory, Communicative and Linguistic Skills of a Congenitally Deaf Infant Pre- and Post-Cochlear Implications.

Robinshaw, Helen; Evans, Roy

Early Child Development and Care, v117 p77-98 Feb 1996

Presents case study of first congenitally deaf British infant to receive multichannel cochlear implant. Used video analysis of achievement of audio objectives to detail pre- and postimplantation phases. Results demonstrated the importance of gesture in transition to written language; benefit of early identification, amplification, and referral for implantation; and importance of habituation. (JW)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Cochlear Implants, Communication Skills, Hearing (Physiology), Hearing Therapy, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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