Phonological Awareness in Cochlear Implants Users
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 71, Issue 6
Abstract
<span>Background: </span><span>Phonological awareness (PA) refers to the explicit awareness of the abstract units that compose spoken words, including syllables, onset and rime units, and individual phonemes. Phonological awareness is a critical precursor to the acquisition of reading</span><span>.<br /> </span><span>Objective: </span><span>The aim of this work was to evaluate the phonological abilities skills in children with cochlear implant users (CI), and if they need interventionor not.<br /> </span><span>Subjects and Methods: </span><span>We assessed PA using certain skills of the Arabic phonological awareness test (blending syllables into words (BSW), blending phonemes into words (BPW) and isolating initial sound (IIP). Thirty children with cochlear implant (CI) and control group of 25 normal developed children. Inclusion criteria: children aged from 5:8 years with </span><span>IQ ≥ 80, </span><span>and their language age at least 3-word sentence, Started basic literacy skills, and their mother tongue was Arabic language. Exclusion criteria: Mental retardation and any Neurological diseases. </span><span>Results and conclusion: </span><span>PA skills as regarding BSW, BPW is intact within the study group, while IIP was defective in CI users children, which need further training throughout their language therapy sessions.<br /> </span>
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Eman Helal
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