Is There Any Association Between Language Acquisition and Cognitive Development in Cochlear-Implanted Children?

• Published in: Journal of International Advanced Otology Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 195 - 199
• Main Authors: Monshizadeh, Leila, Vameghi, Roshanak, Rahimi, Mehdi, Sajedi, Firoozeh, Hashemi, Seyed Basir, Yadegari, Fariba, Kasbi, Fatemeh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ankara Mediterranean Society for Otology and Audiology 01.05.2021; European Academy of Otology and Neurotology and the Politzer Society; AVES
• Subjects: Children; Children & youth; Cochlear implants; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive ability; Cognitive development; Communication; Communicative competence; Disability; Hearing loss; Independent sample; Language acquisition; Language thought relationship; Memory; Native language acquisition; Original; Parents & parenting; Psychologists; Rehabilitation; Semantics; Speaking
• ISSN: 1308-7649; 2148-3817
• DOI: 10.5152/iao.2021.8990

[...]the participants' communication abilities were assessed through the adapted version of the language subtest of Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development - Third Edition (BSID 3). [...]9 of the participants (4 in the intervention group and 5 in the control group) refused to finish the rehabilitation program which lasted for almost 9-12 months. [...]the complete rehabilitation program was carried out on only 51 participants. Before comparing the 2 groups' language and cognitive abilities, the normality of the distribution of the above-mentioned variables was checked with the Shapiro-Wilk test. Since the Shapiro-Wilk test depicted the normal distribution of the group's composite language scores (P > .05), the independent sample f-test was done to compare the groups in this regard. [...]the high correlation between language acquisition and cognitive development is depicted in Table 5.