The development of communication and language in deaf preschool children with cochlear implants

A comparative study of speech development between deaf children with cochlear implants who have been educated with spoken or spoken+sign language

“…For example, Preisler et al [3] claim that factors such as the use of sign language and the communication models used by the adults who relate with deaf children who receive a CI, and the content and complexity of the dialogues maintained with them could be the most influential aspects of this process.…”

“…However, there is a second line of research that compares subjects who have used exclusively oral language with others who have combined oral and sign language [3,11].…”

Sign language in childhood epileptic aphasia (Landau‐Kleffner syndrome)

“…Despite the fact that child 1's exposure to SL at 6 years of age was not very early and formal training was not intense, he managed to learn SL quite rapidly, mainly from his deaf peers. An often heard argument against SL learning in children with AEA, and indeed in deaf children in general (Preisler et al 1997), is the fear that OL recovery is prevented either by competition with SL or by a reduced investment in speech therapy. Our longitudinal follow-up does not support this idea; on the contrary, our patient's OL gradually improved during the years he actively used and progressed in SL.…”

Cochlear Implants

“…Results for a small number of children participating in such a program using Swedish sign language and Swedish (primarily print) were discouraging (Preisler et al 1997). The combination of spoken and written language did not combine in the "bottom-up" processing seen usually with bilingual language.…”