Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
January 2015 Volume 20, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 3
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Concept Formation Skills in Long-Term Cochlear Implant Users
Irina Castellanos, William G. Kronenberger, Jessica Beer, Bethany G. Colson, Shirley C. Henning, Allison Ditmars & David B. Pisoni
This study investigated if a period of auditory sensory deprivation followed by degraded auditory input and related language delays affects visual concept formation skills in long-term prelingually... More
pp. 27-40
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Cochlear Implantation among Deaf Children with Additional Disabilities: Parental Perceptions of Benefits, Challenges, and Service Provision
Anat Zaidman-Zait, Deirdre Curle, Janet R. Jamieson, Ruth Chia & Frederick K. Kozak
Although increasing numbers of children with additional disabilities are receiving cochlear implants (CIs), little is known about family perspectives of the benefits and the challenges of cochlear ... More
pp. 41-50
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Deaf Parents of Cochlear-Implanted Children: Beliefs on Bimodal Bilingualism
Julie Cantrell Mitchiner
This study investigated 17 Deaf families in North America with cochlear-implanted children about their attitudes, beliefs, and practices on bimodal bilingualism (defined as using both a visual... More
pp. 51-66