Language acquisition and development in children with cochlear implant

• Main Author: Alves, Helena
• Publication Date: 2014
• Other Authors: Martins, Jorge Humberto, Oliveira, Graça, Alves, Marisa, Ramos, Daniela, Silva, Luís, Ribeiro, Carlos
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
• Download full: https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.449
• topic: Cochlear Implant; Language; Hearing Loss; Implante Coclear; Linguagem; Perda auditiva

Objective: Check the vocabulary acquisition in children with cochlear implants, depending on their hearing age. Materials and Methods: This study analyzed 100 Inventories (Inventory on the Development of Communication - MCDI - WS) completed by parents of children implanted at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, CHUC, EPE - CHC. The MCDI - WS is an inventory that seeks to check language acquisition between 16 and 30 months of age. The analyzed inventories were divided into 4 groups according to the hearing age of the child. The group data were analyzed and compared. Results: The children who produced more words were the ones who had used the implant for a longer period of time. The was a increasing vocabulary proportional to the auditory age. Conclusion: The results show that there is an increase in vocabulary with increasing the listening experience of the child and consequent exposure to oral verbal language.