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September 14, 2025

The Effect of Language Sample Elicitation Context on Complex Syntax Use and Productivity in Preschool-Age Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

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TCTiana CowanELEmily LundKWKrystal L. Werfel

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Overview

Analysis reveals varied contexts influence complex syntax and productivity in children with hearing loss, suggesting tailored speech assessments.

Key Points

  • Children produced significantly more utterances in conversational contexts than in other settings, indicating context's impact on language.
  • Mean length of utterance and complex syntax attempts were significantly higher in expository contexts compared to conversational settings.
  • Generalized linear mixed models were employed to analyze data from preschool-age children, highlighting context's role in language productivity.
  • Findings emphasize the importance of incorporating diverse elicitation contexts in language assessments for children with and without hearing loss.

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Cowan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c6df6933b72be0b5e43c28https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_jslhr-25-00240
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