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Speech And Language Development Of Bilingual Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Children, Joanne J. Ryu
Speech And Language Development Of Bilingual Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Children, Joanne J. Ryu
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Due to gaps in literature exploring communication outcomes in Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children with access to more than one spoken language, limited agreement on optimal language use for DHH children, and an ongoing cultural and linguistic loss in this population, the aim of this pilot study was to further the literature and comprehensively explore the impact of oral bilingualism in DHH children. Participants were self-selected and recruited primarily through relevant social media. Speech and language development in children were observed and quantified at two time points (at the time of enrollment into the study and subsequently after …