The team is the first to demonstrate that a novel technology can effectively be used to assess speech development in children born deaf who received cochlear implants.
A team led by Dr. Susan Nittrouer finds sixth graders with cochlear implants lagged behind their peers in language development, but strong literacy instruction could help close the gap.
For five months, Remiah Turner’s life was silent. The ordeal ended in January, when she finished up her latest procedure: restoring her hearing through cochlear implants.
