A substantial proportion of children with cochlear implants used some form of signed communication despite parents' initial expectations otherwise¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1–r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2016: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Between 20% and 30% of children were reported by both teachers and parents to use some form of signed communication, and 19 of the 27 interviewed parents used signed communication to some extent with their children. → Punch 2011 q2 i? The study found no negative predictor values for parents' use of signed communication or its use in the educational setting. → Punch 2011 (2)

Evidence¶

Punch 2011¶

Punch, R., & Hyde, M. B. (2011). Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents. International Journal of Otolaryngology. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/573280

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Survey findings from parents (N = 247) and teachers (N = 151) on communication modes, elaborated by interviews in which 19 of 27 interviewed parents used signing. Parents valued signing for device-off communication, spoken language support, and Deaf community connection.

"a substantial proportion (between 20% and 30%) of children were reported by both teachers and parents to be using some form of signed communication."

Punch 2011 (2)¶

Punch, R., & Hyde, M. B. (2011). Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents. International Journal of Otolaryngology. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/573280

q2 · i? · associational · r2

From the step-wise regression analyses of parent survey data. The authors call for further research examining the impact of bimodal and bilingual communication with deaf students with CI.

"The study found no negative predictor values for parents' use of signed communication or the use of signed communication in the educational setting."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Parents' postimplant experiences of children's outcomes largely matched their preimplant expectations, with about four fifths reporting expectations met
• Parents experienced more rehabilitation stress than they had expected before their children's implantation
• Children with cochlear implants had difficulty following spoken conversation in groups, with teachers reporting far more difficulty than parents — related