Adolescents with cochlear implants receive lower expository writing ratings than hearing peers across organization, content, language use, and vocabulary¶
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q3 i? Fewer than half of CI-HS students scored within 1 SD of hearing controls in each of the four NTID essay rating categories, with mean ratings from 12.1 (Organization) to 14.8 (Language Use) out of 25. → Geers Ann E.; Hayes Heather 2011
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Geers Ann E.; Hayes Heather 2011¶
Geers Ann E.; Hayes Heather. (2011). Reading, Writing, and Phonological Processing Skills of Adolescents with 10 or More Years of Cochlear Implant Experience. Ear and Hearing. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0b013e3181fa41fa
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Descriptive essays written by CI-HS students were rated by three NTID faculty raters on four categories and compared to the 46-student hearing control group. "Fewer than half of the CI-HS students scored within 1 SD of the hearing control group in each of the four rating categories"; Content was their highest-performing area with 44% within 1 SD.
"Fewer than half of the CI-HS students scored within 1 SD of the hearing control group in each of the four rating categories. Mean ratings were highest for Language Use (14.8) and lowest for Organization (12.1) out of 25 possible points"
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Adolescents with cochlear implants receive lower expository writing ratings than hearing peers across organization, content, language use, and vocabulary |
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Adolescents with cochlear implants receive lower expository writing ratings than hearing peers across organization, content, language use, and vocabulary |
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2011 |
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