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The impact of language input on deaf and hard of hearing preschool children who use listening and spoken language

Topic:

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Authors:

Rufsvold, Hartman, Arora, Smolen

Journal/Publication:

American Annals of the Deaf

Year:

2018
Participant Age Range:
36 –
59 months

Sample Size:

41

Participant Language:

English

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of the quantity of adult language input on their deaf and hard-of-hearing preschool children and to explore the effects, if any, on the child’s quantity of language, vocabulary development, and bas