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Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
10.22122/jrrs.v9i3.841
Abstract
Introduction: The significant effects of cochlear implantation on language, speech and reading skills become evident through the years following the implantation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects that the age at which cochlear implantation is performed has on reading skills progress.Materials and Methods: Participants were 24 children with cochlear implant from the second and the third grades of elementary education. They were all the residents of Tehran, Iran. Reading performance of the children was assessed by a recently-developed Persian tool called “Nama Reading Test”.Results: Reading skills were significantly correlated with both the age of surgery and the duration of cochlear implant use (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Increased auditory input, provided by cochlear implant, improves language and reading skills. Therefore, it is necessary that implantation be performed as early as possible; long before the beginning of language acquisition.Keywords: Age of cochlear implantation, Reading skills, Children with hearing loss
Weisi,F. , Rezaei,M. and Valadbeigi,A. (2013). The effect of the age of cochlear implantation on the reading skills of children with hearing loss. Journal of Research in Rehabilitation Sciences, 9(3), 553-560. doi: 10.22122/jrrs.v9i3.841
MLA
Weisi,F. , , Rezaei,M. , and Valadbeigi,A. . "The effect of the age of cochlear implantation on the reading skills of children with hearing loss", Journal of Research in Rehabilitation Sciences, 9, 3, 2013, 553-560. doi: 10.22122/jrrs.v9i3.841
HARVARD
Weisi F., Rezaei M., Valadbeigi A. (2013). 'The effect of the age of cochlear implantation on the reading skills of children with hearing loss', Journal of Research in Rehabilitation Sciences, 9(3), pp. 553-560. doi: 10.22122/jrrs.v9i3.841
CHICAGO
F. Weisi, M. Rezaei and A. Valadbeigi, "The effect of the age of cochlear implantation on the reading skills of children with hearing loss," Journal of Research in Rehabilitation Sciences, 9 3 (2013): 553-560, doi: 10.22122/jrrs.v9i3.841
VANCOUVER
Weisi F., Rezaei M., Valadbeigi A. The effect of the age of cochlear implantation on the reading skills of children with hearing loss. J Res Rehab Sci, 2013; 9(3): 553-560. doi: 10.22122/jrrs.v9i3.841
Journal of Research in Rehabilitation Sciences