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A Case For Early Intervention Speech Therapy For All Children In The Foster Care System, Moriah Manchack
A Case For Early Intervention Speech Therapy For All Children In The Foster Care System, Moriah Manchack
Honors Theses
A look into the need for Early Intervention speech therapy services for children in the foster care system, as well as the laws and provisions for these services.
The Effects Of Cochlear Implantation And Educational Audiology Services On Language Skills: A Case Study, Madison Josey
The Effects Of Cochlear Implantation And Educational Audiology Services On Language Skills: A Case Study, Madison Josey
Honors Theses
Purpose
Hearing loss can affect many aspects of a child’s life, particularly their language abilities and academic performance. Literature shows that children with hearing loss are more likely to have language deficits compared to their hearing peers (Tomblin et al., 2015). The degree to which language skills are affected has been shown to correlate with various factors, such as age of identification, hearing levels, and amount of speech and language intervention (Delage & Tuller, 2020; Shojaei et al., 2016). The aim of this research study was to assess how cochlear implantation and speech-language intervention affects the language skills and academic …