Purpose: The development of vocabulary size in deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) children and adolescents can be delayed compared to their peers due to lack of access to early language input. Complementary vocabulary interventions are reported in the literature. Our aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention methods for their vocabulary…

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review is to identify and evaluate the available scientific evidence on the effectiveness of rehabilitation approaches proposed to children with severe-to-profound prelinguistic deafness on the hearing, speech, and language skills development. Method: Databases (PubMed, CINHAL, PsycInfo, Cochrane, ERIC, and…

This response to a critique of "A Critical Analysis of the Use of MCE Systems with Deaf Students: A Review of the Literature," discusses the representativeness of studies included in the review, the representation of coded English in the primary form, and the effect of coded systems on English literacy. (Author/CR)