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Some aspects of language development in normal-hearing children and children with cochlear implants
1Department of Psychology, University of Oldenburg, Germany.
The American Journal of Otology
|December 10, 1997
Summary
Children with cochlear implants show varied language acquisition rates, influenced by processing strategies. Understanding these differences is key for effective intervention in pediatric language development.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Linguistics
- Audiology
Background:
- Child language acquisition is closely linked to cognitive development.
- Sensorimotor intelligence underpins early grammatical structures.
- Information processing strategies and caregiver input influence language learning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine normal child language acquisition processes.
- To apply these insights to cochlear implant (CI) recipients' language data.
- To identify factors influencing language development in children with CIs.
Main Methods:
- Review of modern language acquisition studies.
- Analysis of language acquisition data from two children with cochlear implants.
- Comparison of individual differences in acquisition rates and strategies.
Main Results:
- Significant variability observed in CI recipients' language acquisition rates and syntactic development.
- One child demonstrated rapid learning of German case system, another used holistic/rote strategies.
- Differences may stem from varying frequencies of processed linguistic items.
Conclusions:
- Variability in language acquisition among children with CIs is notable.
- Individual processing strategies and input frequency likely play a role.
- Future research should compare CI users with normally hearing children using psycholinguistic methods.