Training Language and Literacy for Children Who Use CIs

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

+1 other location

Overseen byErin Ingvalson, PhD

Age: < 18

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: Florida State University

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of computer games to improve language and literacy outcomes for children who have hearing loss. Children will be assigned to one of four conditions: phonological awareness training, working memory training, phonological awareness + working memory training, or active control.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Prelingual hearing loss

You have been using a hearing aid or cochlear implant for at least one year.

Able to visit the clinic 3x/week for 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

You do not have Down's syndrome or Autism spectrum disorder which can cause developmental delays.

Treatment Details

Interventions

Active Control (Behavioural Intervention)
Phonological Awareness (Behavioural Intervention)
Phonological Awareness + Working Memory (Behavioural Intervention)
Working Memory (Behavioural Intervention)

Participant Groups

4Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Working MemoryExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Children will play games designed to help them hold and manipulate objects in memory. These games are implemented in Cogmed.

Group II: Phonological Awareness + Working MemoryExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Children will practice both their sound skills (Earobics) and their memory skills (Cogmed).

Group III: Phonological AwarenessExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Children will play games to practice their rhyming, sound sequencing, and letter-sound knowledge. These games are all implemented in the Earobics program.

Group IV: Active ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Children will play games to practice their addition and subtraction skills (Splashmath).