Making sure poor hearing doesn’t lead to poor grades

16.05.2025

A study by Oldenburg researchers in the Hearing4all Cluster of Excellence has shown that even with optimal medical care, children with impaired hearing may need additional support with their vocabulary development over the years. The online article Making sure poor hearing doesn’t lead to poor grades explains the study, its findings, and the new research questions it raises.

Scientific publication:
Lara Hardebeck, Esther Ruigendijk, Bénédicte Grandon, Ulla Licandro (2024) Narrative and related spoken language skills—a comparison between German-speaking children who are hard of hearing and children with typical hearing. Frontiers of Communication, doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1473075

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