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Yoshinaga-Itano, et al., 1996

Compared language abilities of hearing-impaired children identified

before 6 months of age (n = 46) with similar children identified after 6

months of age (n = 63).

All children had bilateral hearing loss ranging from mild to profound,

and normally-hearing parents.

Language abilities measured by parent report using the Minnesota

Child Development Inventory (expressive and comprehension scales)

and the MacArthur Communicative Developmental Inventories

(vocabulary).

Cross-sectional assessment with children categorized in 4 different

age groups.

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Yoshinaga-Itano, C., Sedey, A., Apuzzo, M., Carey, A., Day, D., & Coulter, D. (July 1996).

The effect of early

identification on the development of deaf and hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers

. Paper presented at the

Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Meeting, Austin, TX.

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