Language Development Bilateral Spanish Speaking

CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING FROM SPANISH SPEAKING HOMES:

More than half of the children demonstrated significant language delays
Median language quotients were lower for children from Spanish-speaking compared to English-speaking homes
Typically children scored more poorly on cognitive-linguistic items compared to both vocabulary and more concrete/routine language items
Expressive vocabulary quotients were higher (on average by 20-25 points) for children who had:
- Unilateral hearing loss
- Intervention by 6 months of age
- No additional disabilities
- Mild or moderate hearing loss

MEAN LQS SPANISH SPEAKING HOMES CDIEL CDIE CC MCDI

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PERCENT LQS NORMAL RANGE SPANISH SPEAKING

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PERCENT LQS NORMAL RANGE SPANISH VERSUS ENGLISH

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SPANISH OUTCOMES

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