A comparison of speech patterns in children with cochlear implants and their peers with normal hearing

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dc.contributorBunta, Ferenc
dc.contributorIvey, Michelle L.
dc.contributorSweeney, Alex
dc.contributor.authorHouston, Haley
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-05T16:11:19Z
dc.date.available2020-08-05T16:11:19Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The current study investigates the speech patterns of young children with cochlear implants and their peers with normal hearing by comparing group differences on typical and atypical phonological processes, phonological whole-word measures, and segmental accuracy. Method: Data were collected from 30 English-speaking 5- to 7-year-olds (15 children with normal hearing and 15 children with cochlear implants) using a single-word elicitation task. The independent variables were hearing status group (cochlear implant users versus children with normal hearing) and typicality of phonological processes. The dependent variables included 6 typical versus 6 atypical phonological processes, phonological whole-word measures, and segmental accuracy measures. Results: Cochlear implant users versus children with normal hearing displayed differences on phonological processes, and there was a main effect of typicality of phonological processes. A statistically significant interaction between hearing status and typicality of phonological processes was also found, indicating that CI users had disproportionally higher percentage of atypical phonological processes than their peers with normal hearing. All of phonological whole-word measures and segmental accuracy measures displayed differences based on hearing status. Conclusions: Hearing status does affect phonological outcomes, but the speech patterns of cochlear implant users display unique patterns that distinguish them from their peers with normal hearing. Specific patterns emerged indicating that cochlear implant users’ speech patterns differ both quantitatively and qualitatively from patterns attested in their peers with normal hearing, providing novel and relevant insights for researchers and clinicians alike.
dc.description.departmentCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Department of
dc.description.departmentHonors College
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/6968
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofSenior Honors Theses
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dc.subjectPhonological processes
dc.subjectCochlear implants
dc.subjectSegmental accuracy
dc.subjectWhole-word measures
dc.subjectPMLU
dc.subjectPWP
dc.subjectPCC
dc.subjectPVC
dc.subjectCommunication sciences and disorders
dc.titleA comparison of speech patterns in children with cochlear implants and their peers with normal hearing
dc.typeHonors Thesis
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thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.levelBachelors
thesis.degree.nameBachelor of Science

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