Verbal working memory in children with cochlear implants
Verbal working memory in children with cochlear implants
Purpose: Verbal working memory in children with cochlear
implants and children with normal hearing was examined.
Participants: Ninety-three fourth graders (47 with normal
hearing, 46 with cochlear implants) participated, all of whom
were in a longitudinal study and had working memory
assessed 2 years earlier.
Method: A dual-component model of working memory was
adopted, and a serial recall task measured storage and
processing. Potential predictor variables were phonological
awareness, vocabulary knowledge, nonverbal IQ, and several
treatment variables. Potential dependent functions were literacy,
expressive language, and speech-in-noise recognition.
Purpose: Verbal working memory in children with cochlear
implants and children with normal hearing was examined.
Participants: Ninety-three fourth graders (47 with normal
hearing, 46 with cochlear implants) participated, all of whom
were in a longitudinal study and had working memory
assessed 2 years earlier.
Method: A dual-component model of working memory was
adopted, and a serial recall task measured storage and
processing. Potential predictor variables were phonological
awareness, vocabulary knowledge, nonverbal IQ, and several
treatment variables. Potential dependent functions were literacy,
expressive language, and speech-in-noise recognition.