A study of speech developemnt of children with cochlear implant
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2013
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University of Management and Technology
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Children with cochlear implant can develop their speech after implantation with the help of speech therapy. The purpose of this study was to study speech development patterns of children with cochlear implant and study proved that speech therapy is very important after implantation for the better outcomes of surgery. In this descriptive research, researcher developed the questionnaire on the basis of literature review and hypothetical framework. The questionnaire consisted on 30 items which covered the different aspects of speech as, phonemes, vowels, voiced and unvoiced consonants etc. Through this study we find out the relationship between age of the students with cochlear implant and the time period of the student with cochlear implant. The data of 25 children with cochlear implant were collected from speech therapists. The reliability of the instrument was found as 0.85. The data were analyzed and results indicated that the students with hearing impairment improved their speech after implant. However they are still suffering with recognizing voiced and unvoiced consonants and in recognizing the initial and final sounds of the words.
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MS Thesis, Special Education, Speech Development