Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
June 2015 Volume 58, Number 3
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 6
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Affective Properties of Mothers' Speech to Infants with Hearing Impairment and Cochlear Implants
Maria V. Kondaurova, Tonya R. Bergeson, Huiping Xu & Christine Kitamura
Purpose: The affective properties of infant-directed speech influence the attention of infants with normal hearing to speech sounds. This study explored the affective quality of maternal speech to ... More
pp. 590-600
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Development and Simulation Testing of a Computerized Adaptive Version of the Philadelphia Naming Test
William D. Hula, Stacey Kellough & Gerasimos Fergadiotis
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a computerized adaptive test (CAT) version of the Philadelphia Naming Test (PNT; Roach, Schwartz, Martin, Grewal, & Brecher, 1996), to reduce... More
pp. 878-890
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Are Young Children with Cochlear Implants Sensitive to the Statistics of Words in the Ambient Spoken Language?
Ling-Yu Guo, Karla K. McGregor & Linda J. Spencer
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether children with cochlear implants (CIs) are sensitive to statistical characteristics of words in the ambient spoken language, whether that ... More
pp. 987-1000
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Academic Outcomes for School-Aged Children with Severe-Profound Hearing Loss and Early Unilateral and Bilateral Cochlear Implants
Julia Z. Sarant, David C. Harris & Lisa A. Bennet
Purpose: This study sought to (a) determine whether academic outcomes for children who received early cochlear implants (CIs) are age appropriate, (b) determine whether bilateral CI use... More
pp. 1017-1032
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Auditory Learning in Children with Cochlear Implants
Srikanta K. Mishra, Shiva P. Boddupally & Deeksha Rayapati
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine and characterize the training-induced changes in speech-in-noise perception in children with congenital deafness who have cochlear implants (CIs). ... More
pp. 1052-1060
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Weighting of Acoustic Cues to a Manner Distinction by Children with and without Hearing Loss
Susan Nittrouer & Joanna H. Lowenstein
Purpose: Children must develop optimal perceptual weighting strategies for processing speech in their first language. Hearing loss can interfere with that development, especially if cochlear... More
pp. 1077-1092