The Effects of Home Language Use on Spanish Speech Measures in Bilingual Children With Hearing Loss Who Use Cochlear Implants and Their Peers With Normal Hearing
Preliminary results suggest the importance of language exposure through interactions with the primary caregiver for speech development in bilingual children. Future studies should investigate strategies to facilitate home language development in bilingual children with CIs, enabling them to reach their full potential.
Authors
- Alex D. Sweeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1551-1893)
- Arturo E. Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6093-9683)
- Ferenc Bunta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3224-3392)
- Sofia Hein Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2695-6110)
Institutions
- Google (United States) (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_jslhr-24-00128
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.34
Funders
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders