tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091894993679105378.post3260673956924694210..comments2023-10-24T08:34:11.744-07:00Comments on Miss Kat's Deaf journey: Week 3, Day 4Miss Kat's Parentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08535904035034717518noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091894993679105378.post-65008138849487292092009-07-21T15:30:35.969-07:002009-07-21T15:30:35.969-07:00That refers to "hearing age". The longer...That refers to "hearing age". The longer a child has access to spoken language, the more language they should be acquiring. So, yes, if someone has never wore amplification, that is probably reflected in their spoken language ability.Miss Kat's Parentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535904035034717518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091894993679105378.post-82866480957636708712009-07-20T20:28:04.494-07:002009-07-20T20:28:04.494-07:00Hi Miss Kat's Mom: I'm reading an excelle...Hi Miss Kat's Mom: I'm reading an excellent book right now with a chapter about the very thing you're talking about. The book title is "Deaf Cognition: Foundations and Outcomes," and the editors are Marc Marschark and Peter C. Hauser. The chapter "Efficacy and Effectiveness of Cochlear Implants in Deaf Children" is authored by Pisoni, Conway, Kronenberger, Horn, Karpicke, and Henning. Maybe if you used Google Scholar, you could find a link to the original article? I've only read a few pages but was spellbound. Basically, it talks about how the tools used to show whether or not a CI "works" are not necessarily a reflection of how Miss Kat uses language in the real world. I encourage you and your readers to check it out, if not buy the entire book. It was published in 2008 so the information is very current. Marc Marschark and Patricia Spencer are the series editors for the Perspectives on Deafness publications by Oxford Press.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091894993679105378.post-52306380692603990732009-07-20T17:49:49.919-07:002009-07-20T17:49:49.919-07:00Wow! It seems to me that the video clips you post...Wow! It seems to me that the video clips you posted a month or two ago do *not* reflect an expressive language level of 2yr 7mo. Either the videos were not representative of Katrina's day-to-day language, or the testing does not accurately reflect Katrina's abilities. Is it possible that Miss Kat was tired out or not in a mood to cooperate?<br /><br />DavidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269349408274615587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091894993679105378.post-11079350513515745232009-07-20T16:42:40.012-07:002009-07-20T16:42:40.012-07:00First, I want to echo the thoughts of so many othe...First, I want to echo the thoughts of so many others in CICircle after your heartbreaking post. You and Miss Kat will be OK! I joke about hauling out Hamlet for Li-Li to practice, but Oh, my gosh, that's not where she is, and considering a wee one's propensity for repetition, how annoying would that be to hear 'Frailty, thy name is woman' again and again at the going rate. <br /><br />Seriously, you are providing so many communication paths, giving her all-access. She's obviously a bright little girl with a brand new way of hearing to wrap her brain around. She'll find her way with your loving guidance.<br /><br />And yes, she accomplished so much with hearing aids that will provide a great framework for language. But you know better than I what a very different ability that is from learning how to listen in this whole new way. Give her time to catch up and rewire that wonderful little brain for this extraordinary new input.<br /><br />I like to think about some of these tests the same way I look at my horoscope when I come across it: if I like it, I accept it. If I don't like it, I'll pick another one that fits me more accurately. Some days I just find what's positive in all of them and make them work for me :) <br /><br />Li-Li's MomElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116361391404416025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091894993679105378.post-14228798701508790932009-07-20T14:20:03.361-07:002009-07-20T14:20:03.361-07:00By that verbiage, most non-CI Deaf adults today wo...By that verbiage, most non-CI Deaf adults today would be babies ranging from 0 to about 10 years of age considering hearing aid use before drawer storage. <br /><br />Considering their accomplishments, it is a meaningless measure based on the primacy of hearing.<br /><br />Don't listen to that siren song.Dianrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077219189139398901noreply@blogger.com