Use of Fast Forword™ to Enhance Language Development in Children with Cochlear Implants

Abstract

10-■-Receptive-O-Expressive Pre 6 mo Evaluation Interval 12 mo Mean age equivalent language scores on Reynell Developmental Language Scales-Revised for 18 prelingually deafened children at preoperative interval with hearing aids (Pre) and 6 and 12 months after implantation with Clarion cochlear implant.

Teaching language components to deaf/hard-of-hearing and cochlear implant users: a literature review

“…Thus, only 7, 7 and 3 articles were selected from the databases, respectively, LILACS, SciELO and IBECS. During this phase, 12 studies found in more than one database Regarding the publication year, the studies began to appear in the year 2000 with three publications [12][13][14] . Between 2002 and 2005 no publication of this kind was found.…”

“…Regarding the participants of these studies (Table 1), between 2 and 10 individuals participated in eight studies [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] ; 11 to 20 individuals participated in seven studies 12,14,[24][25][26][27][28] . Seven studies had more than 21 participants 13,[29][30][31][32][33][34] , in which three publications 29,31,33 had hearing participants as direct target of the interventions (e.g., parents, teachers and CI users caretakers) aiming to evaluate its indirect effects on deaf children and CI users' rehabilitation.…”

“…Regarding the research designs used in the selected studies, most of them adopted experimental designs with between groups measures in 10 studies 13,24,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] and single subject in 11 publications 12,16,17,[20][21][22][23]25,26 . Three studies reported case studies or case series 14,35,36 .…”

Facilitating speech and language development in children with cochlear implants using computer technology

“…The authors concluded that the vowel accuracy model was best used as a supplementary tool rather than as a primary means of improving speech production. Schopmeyer et al (2000) provide the strongest evidence to date in support of the use of computer technology in the habilitation of students with cochlear implants. The authors investigated the efficacy of using the Fast ForWord software program to enhance the language development of 11 children with cochlear implants.…”

“…Earobics, Cognitive Concepts, Evanston, Illinois; Fast ForWord, Scientific Learning Corporation, Berkley, California). The papers by Pratt et al (1993) and Schopmeyer et al (2000) provide some preliminary evidence to support the use of computer software with children with cochlear implants. Pratt et al (1993) investigated the interaction between exposure to the vowel accuracy model of the IBM SpeechViewer software and change in the vowel productions of five young children aged 3 to 5 years who used hearing aids.…”