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Phonological Process Use In The Speech Of Children Fitted With Cochlear Implants, Rhonda Gale Parker
Phonological Process Use In The Speech Of Children Fitted With Cochlear Implants, Rhonda Gale Parker
Masters Theses
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the use of both developmental and non-developmental phonological processes in a group of young children using cochlear implants.
Participants: 6 preschool children with severe to profound binaural hearing loss with cochlear implants
Method: 15-25 minute conversational speech samples from six children were collected at three-month intervals over a period of 12-21 months for a prior study. These samples were then transcribed and analyzed using Natural Phonological Analysis (NPA) and a data collection form created solely for the purpose of this study.
Data Analysis: Pearson correlations were used to determine relationships among …