scholarly journals Talker Discrimination by Prelingually Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants: Preliminary Results

2002 ◽  
Vol 111 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 113-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miranda Cleary ◽  
David B. Pisoni
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Sentence Condition ◽  
Language Outcome ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Hearing Children ◽  
Proportion Correct ◽  
Linguistic Content

Forty-four school-age children who had used a multichannel cochlear implant (CI) for at least 4 years were tested to assess their ability to discriminate differences between recorded pairs of female voices uttering sentences. Children were asked to respond “same voice” or “different voice” on each trial. Two conditions were examined. In one condition, the linguistic content of the sentence was always held constant and only the talker's voice varied from trial to trial. In another condition, the linguistic content of the utterance also varied so that to correctly respond “same voice,” the child needed to recognize that Two different sentences were spoken by the same talker. Data from normal-hearing children were used to establish that these tasks were well within the capabilities of children without hearing impairment. For the children with CIs, in the “fixed sentence condition” the mean proportion correct was 68%, which, although significantly different from the 50% score expected by chance, suggests that the children with CIs found this discrimination task rather difficult. In the “varied sentence condition,” however, the mean proportion correct was only 57%, indicating that the children were essentially unable to recognize an unfamiliar talker's voice when the linguistic content of the paired sentences differed. Correlations with other speech and language outcome measures are also reported.

scholarly journals Speechreading Development in Deaf and Hearing Children: Introducing the Test of Child Speechreading

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 416-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona E. Kyle ◽  
Ruth Campbell ◽  
Tara Mohammed ◽  
Mike Coleman ◽  
Mairéad MacSweeney
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Linguistic Complexity ◽  
Hearing Status ◽  
Reliable Assessment ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Hearing Children

Purpose In this article, the authors describe the development of a new instrument, the Test of Child Speechreading (ToCS), which was specifically designed for use with deaf and hearing children. Speechreading is a skill that is required for deaf children to access the language of the hearing community. ToCS is a deaf-friendly, computer-based test that measures child speechreading (silent lipreading) at 3 psycholinguistic levels: (a) Words, (b) Sentences, and (c) Short Stories. The aims of the study were to standardize the ToCS with deaf and hearing children and to investigate the effects of hearing status, age, and linguistic complexity on speechreading ability. Method Eighty-six severely and profoundly deaf children and 91 hearing children participated. All children were between the ages of 5 and 14 years. The deaf children were from a range of language and communication backgrounds, and their preferred mode of communication varied. Results Speechreading skills significantly improved with age for both groups of children. There was no effect of hearing status on speechreading ability, and children from both groups showed similar performance across all subtests of the ToCS. Conclusion The ToCS is a valid and reliable assessment of speechreading ability in school-age children that can be used to measure individual differences in performance in speechreading ability.

Does Phonological Complexity Provide a Good Index of Language Disorder in Children With Cochlear Implants?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Céline David ◽  
Laurice Tuller ◽  
Elisabeth Schweitzer ◽  
Emmanuel Lescanne ◽  
Frédérique Bonnet-Brilhault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Language Disorder ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Linguistic Performance ◽  
Good Index ◽  
Hearing Children ◽  
Phonological Complexity

Purpose Phonological complexity is known to be a good index of developmental language disorder (DLD) in normal-hearing children, who have major difficulties on some complex structures. Some deaf children with cochlear implants (CIs) present a profile that evokes DLD, with persistent linguistic difficulties despite good audiological and environmental conditions. However, teasing apart what is related to auditory deficit or to language disorder remains complex. Method We compared the performance of three groups of school-age children, 33 children with CI, 22 with DLD, and 24 with typical development, on a nonword repetition (NWR) task based on phonological complexity. Children with CI were studied regarding their linguistic profile, categorized in four subgroups ranging from excellent to very poor performance. Influence of syllable length and phonological structures on the results of all the children were explored. Results The NWR task correctly distinguished children with DLD from typically developing children, and also children with CI with the poorest linguistic performance from other children with CI. However, most complex phonological structures did not reliably identify children with CI displaying a profile similar to that of children with DLD because these structures were difficult for all of the children with CI. The simplest phonological structures were better at detecting persistent language difficulties in children with CI, as they were challenging only for the children with the poorest language outcomes. Conclusions The most complex phonological structures are not good indices of language disorder in children with CI. Phonological complexity represents a gradient of difficulty that affects normal-hearing and deaf children differently.

Response Patterns of Pre-School-Age Children to the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test

1976 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
George W. Larson ◽  
Patricia A. Summers
Keyword(s):  
Screening Test ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Response Patterns ◽  
Standardization Sample ◽  
The Mean

This study was undertaken to describe the response patterns of 216 boys and girls between the ages of five-and-one-half and six-and-one-half years of age on grammatically matched receptive and expressive items of the NSST. The results showed no significant differences among the mean scores for three age levels or between the two sexes. However, the obtained means were substantially below those obtained on the NSST standardization sample. Item analysis suggested several inconsistencies between the ages of five-and-one-half and six-and-one-half years of age on gramcorrect expressively but incorrect receptively.

An Introduction to Cochlear Implant Technology, Activation, and Programming

2002 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan A. Moore ◽  
Holly F. B. Teagle
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Speech Processing ◽  
Academic Development ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Technology In The Classroom ◽  
Processing Strategies ◽  
Cochlear Implant Surgery

Over the last decade, cochlear implantation has become an increasingly viable alternative for the treatment of profound sensorineural hearing loss in children. Although speech and hearing professionals play an important role in the communicative, social, and academic development of children with cochlear implants, many may be unfamiliar with recent advances in implant technology. This article provides an overview of the components of cochlear implant systems and the speech processing strategies that are currently being used by toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. A brief description of cochlear implant surgery and the procedures for programming these devices are also included. Finally, information regarding the use of assistive listening technology in the classroom is presented.

scholarly journals Study on nutritional status of rural school children of Bangladesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iffat Nowsin ◽  
Nadia Begum ◽  
Elias Bin Akbar ◽  
Muhammad Mahbubul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
School Children ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Anthropometric Measurement ◽  
School Age ◽  
The Mean

Background: School age is the active growing phase of childhood. It is a dynamic period of physical growth as well as of mental development of the child. Research indicates that health problems due to miserable nutritional status in primary school-age children are among the most common causes of low school enrolment, high absenteeism, early dropout and unsatisfactory classroom performance.Objective: The objective of this study was “to assess the nutritional status among rural school children”, in terms of the BMI, stunting and wasting among the children.Materials and methods: A descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted among the school children of two secondary schools located in Savar upazilla during January-March 2013. From these selected schools, a total number of 340 students aged 5-14 yrs were enrolled in the study. First face to face interview was conducted with available students with the help of purposive sampling technique. Then anthropometric measurement such as Age (in years), Heights (in cms), and Weight (in kgs) of each child were taken to assess their nutritional status.Results: The mean height of the children was (136.9; SD±8.57cm) not comparable with CDC 2000 (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) standard. Among 340 students, 81.8% of the students were found to be under nourished. Underweight, stunting and wasting were present in 38.8%, 55.9%, and 25.9% of school children respectively. Underweight was associated with lower household wealth (p < .005). The mean weight (27.18 Kg; SD± 6.78 Kg) was lower than CDC 2000 standards. Among underweight children girls (50.3%) were found to be higher than boys (28.73%). The students were more stunted (55.9%) than wasted (25.9%). Only 10.29% of the students were found to be both wasted and stunted.Conclusion: The study revealed that high percentage of rural school children was malnourished. The study result also revealed the urgent need for initiation of school health programme with specific emphasis on, improvement of nutritional status, personal hygiene and prevention of diseases with the collaboration of governmental and non-governmental institutions.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjpp.v30i1.20780 Bangladesh J Physiol Pharmacol 2014; 30(1):6-10

scholarly journals Prevalence and Determinant Factors of Stunting, Wasting and Underweight Among School Age Children Aged 6-12 Years in Debre Tabor Town, South Gondar, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiwot Yisak ◽  
Melaku Tadege ◽  
Birhanie Ambaw ◽  
Amien Ewunetei
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Anthropometric Measurement ◽  
School Age ◽  
Determinant Factors ◽  
Debre Tabor ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Aim: Underweight, wasting and stunting are the commonest nutritional disorders among school age children especially in developing countries. This public health significant problem impairs the intellectual development of a child. The aim of this study was assessment of the Prevalence and Determinant factors of under nutrition among school age children aged 6-12 years Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Debre Tabor town elementary schools among 314 school age children. The sample was allocated to all elementary schools proportionally to their number of school age children aged 6-12 years in 2018. WHO Antro- Plus was used to build Z-scores from anthropometric measurement. The data were analyzed by SPSS Version 20. The degrees of association between dependent and independent variables was assessed using OR and 95% Confidence interval during logistic regression. P-value less than 0.05was considered statistically significant. Results: Of the total study participants, 232(77.3%) were from public schools. The mean ± standard deviation (SD) of height of children was 132.915 ±9.824cm and the mean ± standard deviation (SD) weight of children was 27.65 ±5.785 Kg. The prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight was 11%, 6.3%, and 11.4% respectively. Students who ate their breakfast rarely were 8 times more likely to be underweight than those who ate their breakfast always (AOR =7.94 95%CI, 4.82-14.80). Those who were sick were more likely to be underweight than their counterparts AOR= 7.3, 95%CI, 2.8-14.4).Those who never consume milk or milk products were 6.5 (AOR= 6.5, 95%CI, 1.7-23) times more likely to be stunted than those who consumed always. Sickness in the past two weeks was significantly associated with thinness (AOR= 6 .93, 95%CI, 4.12- 10.06).Conclusions: The overall prevalence of wasting, stunting, and underweight was mild public health problem in this study.

scholarly journals The actual condition of school-age children with cochlear implants who had received language education by our top down method

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-158
Author(s):  
Yoshisato Tanaka ◽  
Satoko Ashino ◽  
Yumi Koyama ◽  
Yuuko Yoshida ◽  
Shigeko Harigai
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Language Education ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Actual Condition ◽  
School Age ◽  
Top Down

scholarly journals Pendidikan Karakter Analisis Pemikiran Ibnu Miskawaih

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-38
Author(s):  
Fitriani Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
Role Model ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
Public Figures ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Expected Values ◽  
The Many

Character education is a important thing to be instilled in school-age children given the many moral crises that have occurred among teenagers lately. In addition to, Indonesia lacks figures who can be used as a role model. That done because many public figures commited the crimes such as corruption, collusion, prostitution, and so on. Ibnu Miskawaih is one of the Islamic philosophers who touches on the concept of character education in his book tahzib al-akhlak wa tahir al-a'raf. By literature studies, this paper attempts to describe the concept of character education offered by Ibnu Maskawaih, namely The Golden(The Doctrin of The Mean). He stated that human character is built from four foundations, namely restraint, courage, wisdom, and justice. The character values developed by Ibnu Maskawaih can be used as a reference for the implementation of education in Indonesia. The expected values or characters are the formation of personality based on the norms of religion, culture and ethics of the Indonesian nation. So, the thought of Ibn Miskawaih is so suitable for using in morality crisis era.

scholarly journals Early Vocabulary Profiles of Young Deaf Children Who Use Cochlear Implants

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 1254-1269
Author(s):  
Jongmin Jung ◽  
Jessa Reed ◽  
Laura Wagner ◽  
Julie Stephens ◽  
Andrea D. Warner-Czyz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Expressive Vocabulary ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
Only Children ◽  
Closed Class ◽  
Communicative Development ◽  
The Mean

Purpose This study examined vocabulary profiles in young cochlear implant (CI) recipients and in children with normal hearing (NH) matched on receptive vocabulary size to improve our understanding of young CI recipients' acquisition of word categories (e.g., common nouns or closed-class words). Method We compared receptive and expressive vocabulary profiles between young CI recipients ( n = 48; mean age at activation = 15.61 months, SD = 4.20) and children with NH ( n = 48). The two groups were matched on receptive vocabulary size as measured by the MacArthur–Bates Communicative Development Inventories (Fenson et al., 2006): Words and Gestures form. The CI group had, on average, 8.98 months of hearing experience. The mean chronological age at completing the MacArthur–Bates Communicative Development Inventories was 23.99 months ( SD = 5.14) for the CI group and 13.72 months ( SD = 1.50) for the NH group. Results The CI group had a larger expressive vocabulary size than the receptive vocabulary size–matched NH group. The larger expressive vocabulary size was associated with the group difference in social words but not with common nouns. The analyses for predicate words and closed-class words included only children who produced the target categories. The CI group had a larger proportion of predicate words than the NH group, but no difference was found in closed-class words in expressive vocabulary. Conclusions Differences found in expressive vocabulary profiles may be affected by spoken vocabulary size and their age. A further examination is warranted using language samples to understand the effect of language input on children's vocabulary profiles.

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