Identification of factors predicting spoken language development in young children with a cochlear implant

This paper examines the factors that are significant predictors of spoken language acquisition in children with cochlear implants. Factors identified include age of cochlear implantation, age of diagnosis, age started hearing aid use, parent educational level, and family income.

Predicting the ability to lip-read in children who have a hearing loss

This study aims to discover if a variety of factors related to a child's education and audiologic history predict a child's ability to lip-read.