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Written Language Ability in Mandarin-Speaking Children with Cochlear Implants
Joint Authors
Wu, Che-Ming
Ko, Hui-Chen
Chen, Yen-An
Tsou, Yung-Ting
Chao, Wei-Chieh
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
To examine narrative writing in cochlear implant (CI) children and understand the factors associated with unfavorable outcomes.
Materials and Methods.
Forty-five CI children in grades 2–6 participated in this study.
They received CIs at 4.1 ± 2.1 years of age and had used them for 6.5 ± 2.7 years.
A story-writing test was conducted and scored on 4 subscales: Total Number of Words, Words per Sentence, Morphosyntax, and Semantics.
Scores more than 1.5 SD lower than the mean of the normal-hearing normative sample were considered problematic.
Language and speech skills were examined.
Results.
Significantly more implanted students were problematic on “Total Number of Words” (p<0.001), “Words per Sentence” (p=0.049), and “Semantics” (p<0.001).
Poorer receptive language and auditory performance were independently associated with problematic “Total Number of Words” (R2=0.489) and “Semantics” (R2=0.213), respectively.
“Semantics” problem was more common in lower graders (grades 2–4) than in higher graders (grades 5-6; p=0.016).
Conclusion.
Implanted children tend to write stories that are shorter, worse-organized, and without a plot, while formulating morphosyntactically correct sentences.
Special attention is required on their auditory and language performances, which could lead to written language problems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wu, Che-Ming& Ko, Hui-Chen& Chen, Yen-An& Tsou, Yung-Ting& Chao, Wei-Chieh. 2015. Written Language Ability in Mandarin-Speaking Children with Cochlear Implants. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054871
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wu, Che-Ming…[et al.]. Written Language Ability in Mandarin-Speaking Children with Cochlear Implants. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054871
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wu, Che-Ming& Ko, Hui-Chen& Chen, Yen-An& Tsou, Yung-Ting& Chao, Wei-Chieh. Written Language Ability in Mandarin-Speaking Children with Cochlear Implants. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054871
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1054871