Use the IPLP word-learning task within the first 3 years of life to identify children at high risk for poor vocabulary development after cochlear implantation¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The article recommends using the IPLP word-learning task as an early clinical screening tool. The authors state that 'this word-learning task has the potential to serve as a relatively early measure of language performance that may be predictive of vocabulary outcomes' and that such a tool 'could help clinicians identify children who are at risk for poor vocabulary acquisition after cochlear implantation'. Because word-learning performance correlated with later vocabulary size, clinicians could use this measure to adjust intervention strategies before children fall behind.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Requires administration of the IPLP word-learning task within the first 3 years of life (10 to 20 months after CI switch-on)

Constraints¶

• Correlational findings should be interpreted with caution because of small sample sizes; further work is needed before drawing firm conclusions

Target Learners¶

• Deaf children with cochlear implants within the first 3 years of life

Target Learning Goals¶

• Early identification of children at risk for poor vocabulary acquisition

Claims¶

• Word-learning performance correlates with later vocabulary size in children with cochlear implants [+W]

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Key Sources¶

• Derek M. Houston, Jessica Stewart, Aaron Moberly, George Hollich, and Richard T. Miyamoto. (2012). Word learning in deaf children with cochlear implants: effects of early auditory experience. Dev Sci. 2012 May ; 15(3): 448–461. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01140.x