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Analysis of amount and style of oral interaction related to language outcomes in children with hearing loss: A systematic review

Topic:

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Journal/Publication:

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research

Year:

2019
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Participant Language:

Not Recorded

Abstract:

Purpose: This systematic review summarizes the evidence for differences in the amount of language input between children with and without hearing loss (HL). Of interest to this review is evaluating the associations between language input and language outcomes (receptive and expressive) in children with HL in order to enhance insight regarding what oral language input is associated with good communication outcomes.