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Practitioners' perspectives on the functioning of school-age children with cochlear implants
Cochlear Implants International
|June 22, 2014
Summary
Cochlear implants improve school functioning for children with profound deafness, enhancing communication, academics, and social skills. However, challenges remain in full classroom participation and peer interaction, requiring targeted interventions.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric audiology
- Educational psychology
- Rehabilitation medicine
Background:
- Increasing numbers of children with profound deafness are educated with hearing peers due to cochlear implant availability.
- Understanding the functional outcomes for these children is crucial for educational and therapeutic support.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the school functioning of children with profound deafness who have cochlear implants.
- To gather insights from service providers regarding these children's oral communication, academic, and social development.
Main Methods:
- Conducted semi-structured focus group interviews with 28 practitioners.
- Employed inductive coding and content analysis to examine practitioner perceptions.
Main Results:
- Cochlear implantation positively impacts school functioning, including hearing, spoken language, academic, and social development.
- A wide range of performance was observed across all functional areas.
- Full participation in classroom activities and social interaction with peers emerged as areas of concern.
Conclusions:
- Practitioner perspectives highlight improvements in functioning for children with cochlear implants.
- Despite communication gains, challenges persist in achieving full participation and social integration.
- Interventions are needed to support the inclusion of these children in educational settings.
Keywords:
Academic functioningChildrenCochlear implantCommunicationQualitative researchSocial development
