A Systematic Review of Cross-Linguistic and Multilingual Speech and Language Outcomes for Children With Hearing Loss

International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism

Crowe, K., & McLeod, S. (2014).

International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 17(3), 287-309.

This systematic review investigates the spoken language development of children, 18 years or younger, with hearing loss who use spoken language(s) other than English including children who are monolingual or multilingual.

Department of Industry, Innovation, Science Research and Tertiary Education (Australia); Excellence in Research in Early Years Education Collaborative Research Network (Australia); Australian Research Council Future Fellowship



January 2000 - December 2011

Published studies (not further specified)

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For children with hearing loss and spoken languages other than English or children who are multilingual, "the most reported factors [affecting the language, speech intelligibility, speech production, and lexical tone development of children with hearing loss] were age of identification, amplification and intervention, and degree of hearing loss" (p. 302).