Word learning in children with cochlear implants: Examining performance relative to hearing peers and relations with age at implantation

摘要

ObjectivesThis study had two key objectives. First, to examine whether children who receive cochlear implants (CIs) before the age of three years and who are experienced implant users (mean length of CI use = 6 years; range = 4 – 9 years) show deficits on a word learning task relative to their hearing peers. Second, to examine whether variation in age at implantation within the first three years of life relates to later word learning abilities.