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SynthesisJournal of deaf studies and deaf education2021

Meta-Analytic Findings on Reading in Children With Cochlear Implants.

Yingying Wang, Fatima Sibaii, Kejin Lee, Makayla J Gill, Jonathan L Hatch

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Synthesis in Journal of deaf studies and deaf education, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Benefits of bilateral cochlear implantation in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  10. [Long-term hearing outcomes of children with cochlear implant].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yingying WangNeuroimaging for Language, Literacy and Learning Lab, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.
Fatima SibaiiNeuroimaging for Language, Literacy and Learning Lab, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.
Kejin LeeNebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.
Makayla J GillNeuroimaging for Language, Literacy and Learning Lab, Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.
Jonathan L HatchDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln · USUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

Neural Predictors of Speech Perception Outcomes in Adults with Cochlear ImplantsR21DC018110 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI WANG, YINGYING · 2019 to 2021
$460k
NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC018110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This meta-analysis study aims to quantify the group differences in reading skills between children with cochlear implants and their hearing peers and between children with cochlear implants and children with hearing aids (aged between 3 and 18 years old). Of the 5,642 articles screened, 47 articles met predetermined inclusion criteria (published between 2002 and 2019). The robust variance estimation based meta-analysis models were used to synthesize all the effect sizes. Children with cochlear implants scored significantly lower than their hearing peers in phonological awareness (g = -1.62, p < 0.001), vocabulary (g = -1.50, p < 0.001), decoding (g = -1.24, p < 0.001), and reading comprehension (g = -1.39, p < 0.001), but not for fluency (g = -0.67, p = 0.054). Compared to children with hearing aids, children with cochlear implants scored significantly lower in phonological awareness (g = -0.30, p = 0.028). The percentage of unilateral cochlear implant negatively impacts the group difference between children with cochlear implants and their hearing peers. Findings from this study confirm a positive shift in reading outcomes for profoundly deaf children due to cochlear implantation. Some children with cochlear implants may need additional supports in educational settings.

Indexed as

Cochlear ImplantationCochlear ImplantsDeafnessHearing AidsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolHumansReadingVocabulary

Identifiers

PMID33993237
PMCPMC8208105
OpenAlexW3163774922

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