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Modelling the early expressive communicative trajectories of infants/toddlers with early cochlear implants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2020

Edith L BAVIN ,
Julia SARANT ,
Naomi. J. HACKWORTH ,
Shannon K. BENNETTS ,
Jay BUZHARDT ,
Fan JIA ,
Elizabeth BUTTON ,
Peter BUSBY ,
Greg LEIGH  and
Candy PETERSON
Edith L BAVIN*
Affiliation:
School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Julia SARANT
Affiliation:
Department of Audiology & Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Naomi. J. HACKWORTH
Affiliation:
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia Parenting Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Shannon K. BENNETTS
Affiliation:
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Jay BUZHARDT
Affiliation:
Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas, USA
Fan JIA
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Merced, CA, USA
Elizabeth BUTTON
Affiliation:
School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Peter BUSBY
Affiliation:
Department of Audiology & Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Greg LEIGH
Affiliation:
RIDBC Renwick Centre, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Sydney, Australia Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Candy PETERSON
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
*
*Corresponding author: School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne3083, Australia. Phone: +61 3 9479 2530; E-mail: e.bavin@latrobe.edu.au
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Abstract

For children with normal hearing (NH), early communication skills predict vocabulary, a precursor to grammar. Growth in early communication skills of infants with cochlear implants (CIs) was investigated using the Early Communication Indicator (ECI), a play-based observation measure. Multilevel linear growth modelling on data from six ECI sessions held at three-monthly intervals revealed significant growth overall, with a non-significant slower growth rate than that of children with NH (comparison age centred at 18 months). Analyses of gesture use and of nonword vocalisations revealed the CI group used significantly more of each, with more rapid growth. In contrast, the CI group used significantly fewer single words and multiword utterances, and with slower growth. Maternal education and time to achieve consistent CI use impacted significantly on growth for the CI sample. The results indicate that progression to vocabulary by young CI users can be supported by encouraging their use of prelinguistic communication.

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cochlear implantsprogressive early communicative development

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Journal of Child Language , Volume 47 , Issue 4 , July 2020 , pp. 796 - 816
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2020

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