The role of lexical and prosodic characteristics of mothers’ child‐directed speech for the early vocabulary development of Italian children with cochlear implants DOI Creative Commons
Valentina Persici,

Giulia Castelletti,

Letizia Guerzoni

и другие.

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 59(6), С. 2367 - 2382

Опубликована: Июль 8, 2024

Abstract Background Variability in the vocabulary outcomes of children with cochlear implants (CIs) is partially explained by child‐directed speech (CDS) characteristics. Yet, relatively little known about whether and how mothers adapt their lexical prosodic characteristics to child's hearing status (before after implantation, compared groups normal (NH)) important they are affecting development first 12 months experience. Aims To investigate CIs produce CDS similar age‐matched NH, modify these implantation. In addition, mothers’ predict children's early skills before Methods & Procedures A total 34 dyads (17 17 CIs; ages = 9–32 months), all acquiring Italian, were involved study. Mothers’ quantity (tokens) variety (types), (pitch range variability), assessed at two time points, corresponding 1 year post‐CI activation for CIs. Children's using parent reports; observed semi‐structured mother–child interactions. Outcomes Results showed that produced but lower variety, increased pitch variability, than NH. Mothers generally between sessions. Children reduced expressive peers activation. did not explain variance skills; predicted outcomes, especially NH group, related later language development. Conclusions Implications Our findings confirm previous studies on other languages support idea have a positive effect measures across groups, whereas cues play minor role. Greater input quality may assist building basic model representations, mainly serve attentional emotional processes. emphasize need additional longitudinal investigating received from figures surrounding child its role WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS What already subject thought facilitate acquisition various developmental trajectories, including Because risk delays acoustic processing limitations, lexically simpler prosodically richer input, literature reports mixed no study our knowledge has concurrently addressed implantation this adds existing The shows heightened characteristics, There was also general increase range, Only skills. Their only group. practical clinical implications work? These expand effects maternal contribute improvement family‐centred intervention programmes supporting

Язык: Английский

Narrative skills and language comprehension in preschool children with cochlear implants: A comparison with children with Developmental Language Disorder or typical development DOI Creative Commons
Marinella Majorano, Valentina Persici,

Michela Santangelo

и другие.

Journal of Communication Disorders, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 109, С. 106424 - 106424

Опубликована: Март 26, 2024

. The narrative skills of children with Cochlear Implants (CIs) are fragile, but the factors at play and whether these difficulties could be similar to those detected in language impairment not clear. present study aims assess, microstructural level, skills, comparing CIs Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) or Typical Development (TD). Furthermore, relationship between verbal (lexical morphosyntactic) comprehension across groups is investigated. narratives 19 (Mage = 62.42 months, SD 6.83), 13 DLD 65.38 4.27), 18 preschool TD 63.67 4.31) were assessed a standardized task. Articles, prepositions, pronouns, gender number agreement, accuracy use verbs, arguments each sentence analysed. Lexical morphosyntactic also assessed. Performance was compared using ANOVAs Kruskal-Wallis tests. role lexical predicting morphological syntactic element task examined linear regressions. Data analysis showed that both had fragilities narration, components. Although some differences emerged descriptive analyses, statistically significant. Regressions predicted pronouns produced only group. scarce CI absence an effect on pronoun production may due their low elements and/or difficulty managing expressive regardless ability comprehend them. Potential implications results discussed.

Язык: Английский

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The role of lexical and prosodic characteristics of mothers’ child‐directed speech for the early vocabulary development of Italian children with cochlear implants DOI Creative Commons
Valentina Persici,

Giulia Castelletti,

Letizia Guerzoni

и другие.

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 59(6), С. 2367 - 2382

Опубликована: Июль 8, 2024

Abstract Background Variability in the vocabulary outcomes of children with cochlear implants (CIs) is partially explained by child‐directed speech (CDS) characteristics. Yet, relatively little known about whether and how mothers adapt their lexical prosodic characteristics to child's hearing status (before after implantation, compared groups normal (NH)) important they are affecting development first 12 months experience. Aims To investigate CIs produce CDS similar age‐matched NH, modify these implantation. In addition, mothers’ predict children's early skills before Methods & Procedures A total 34 dyads (17 17 CIs; ages = 9–32 months), all acquiring Italian, were involved study. Mothers’ quantity (tokens) variety (types), (pitch range variability), assessed at two time points, corresponding 1 year post‐CI activation for CIs. Children's using parent reports; observed semi‐structured mother–child interactions. Outcomes Results showed that produced but lower variety, increased pitch variability, than NH. Mothers generally between sessions. Children reduced expressive peers activation. did not explain variance skills; predicted outcomes, especially NH group, related later language development. Conclusions Implications Our findings confirm previous studies on other languages support idea have a positive effect measures across groups, whereas cues play minor role. Greater input quality may assist building basic model representations, mainly serve attentional emotional processes. emphasize need additional longitudinal investigating received from figures surrounding child its role WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS What already subject thought facilitate acquisition various developmental trajectories, including Because risk delays acoustic processing limitations, lexically simpler prosodically richer input, literature reports mixed no study our knowledge has concurrently addressed implantation this adds existing The shows heightened characteristics, There was also general increase range, Only skills. Their only group. practical clinical implications work? These expand effects maternal contribute improvement family‐centred intervention programmes supporting

Язык: Английский

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