2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/05/2019 | 3:45 PM - 4:10 PM | Research on Sign Language Use with Children Who Use Cochlear Implants: A Critical Analysis | Narita A/B
Research on Sign Language Use with Children Who Use Cochlear Implants: A Critical Analysis
The primary goal of a cochlear implant is to support listening/spoken language development in children who are deaf. However, some families want to know if using sign language (e.g., American Sign Language, Total Communication, or any other form) with their child will support or hinder achieving that goal. Studies can be found that report outcomes supporting both “sides” of this ongoing debate; some studies report better spoken language outcomes for children who solely rely on listening and spoken language, others report that children who use sign language fare better compared to children who use listening/spoken language. The goal of this presentation is share findings from an ongoing review of the literature related to sign language and spoken language with deaf children who use cochlear implants and to move the debate forward by clarifying issues found in the extant research and to identify knowledge gaps.
- Participants will be able to describe the general landscape of research on sign use with children who use cochlear implants.
- Participants will be able to identify two issues in studies on sign use with children who use cochlear implants.
- Participants will be able to identify the primary knowledge gaps found in the literature on sign use with children who use cochlear implants.
Presentation:
18878_10295CarrieDavenport.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
18878_10295CarrieDavenport.docx
Presenters/Authors
Carrie Davenport
(), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, carrie.davenport@osumc.edu;
Carrie Davenport, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Otolaryngology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Carrie is a teacher of the deaf by training with a Master's degree in Family-Centered Early Education from Gallaudet University. She earned her doctorate in special education at OSU in 2017. Prior to entering the PhD program at OSU, she was the Early Childhood Consultant for the Center for Outreach Services at the Ohio School for the Deaf. Carrie is a founding Board member of Ohio Hands & Voices. Her research interests include parental self-efficacy, parent-to-parent support, and parent-infant interaction. She is especially interested in building academic-community partnerships with families with deaf/hard-of-hearing children and other stakeholders.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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Derek Houston
(), University of Connecticut, derek.houston@uconn.edu;
Derek M. Houston, PhD, received his doctorate in cognitive psychology from Johns Hopkins University in 2000, focusing on how typically developing infants segment words from fluent speech and recognize words across different talkers. After graduating, he constructed the world's first laboratory to investigate the speech perception and language skills of deaf infants who receive cochlear implants at Indiana University. Since then, his work (supported by NIDCD) has investigated the role of early auditory experience and parent-child interactions on cognitive, linguistic, and social building blocks of language development. He also engages in community-based participatory research aimed at addressing barriers families face in obtaining high-quality early intervention services for their children.
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Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.