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Language Skills Of Profoundly Deaf Children Who Received Cochlear Implants Under 12 Months Of Age: A Preliminary Study, Richard T. Miyamoto, Marcia J. Hay-Mccutcheon, Karen Iler Kirk, Derek M. Houston, Tonya Bergeson-Dana

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Conclusion. This study demonstrated that children who receive a cochlear implant below the age of 2 years obtain higher mean receptive and expressive language scores than children implanted over the age of 2 years. Objective. The purpose of this study was to compare the receptive and expressive language skills of children who received a cochlear implant before 1 year of age to the language skills of children who received an implant between 1 and 3 years of age. Subjects and methods. Standardized language measures, the Reynell Developmental Language Scale (RDLS) and the Preschool Language Scale (PLS), were used to assess …