Watson Linda M, Hardie Tim, Archbold Sue M, Wheeler Alexandra
School of Education, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2008 Winter;13(1):104-16. doi: 10.1093/deafed/enm036. Epub 2007 Jun 29.
We sent questionnaires to families of all 288 children who had received cochlear implants at one center in the United Kingdom at least 5 years previously. Thus, it was a large, unselected group. We received 142 replies and 119 indicated that the child and family had changed their communication approach following cochlear implantation. In 113 cases the change was toward spoken language and in 6 cases the change was toward signed communication. Parents were asked to respond to statements about communication with their deaf child, and their responses indicated that parents wanted the most effective means of communication and one that their child would find most useful in the future. Findings that emerged from parents' comments indicated that the change toward greater use of spoken language was child-led and driven by increased audition. Parents also valued the contribution of signed communication.
我们向英国某一中心至少5年前接受过人工耳蜗植入的288名儿童的家庭发放了问卷。因此，这是一个规模大且未经筛选的群体。我们收到了142份回复，其中119份表明孩子及其家庭在人工耳蜗植入后改变了沟通方式。在113个案例中，沟通方式转变为口语，6个案例中转变为手语沟通。我们要求家长对有关与失聪孩子沟通的陈述做出回应，他们的回答表明家长希望采用最有效的沟通方式，且是孩子未来会觉得最有用的方式。家长评论中出现的调查结果表明向更多使用口语的转变是由孩子主导的，并且是听力增强所推动的。家长也重视手语沟通的作用。
