| Abstract: | STUDIED 59 HARD-OF-HEARING CHILDREN WITH MINIMAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND 59 NORMAL HEARING CHILDREN MATCHED ON AGE AND SEX. THE STUDY AIMED TO (1) DEMONSTRATE THAT HIGHER LEVELS OF CONCEPTUAL THINKING ARE MORE DEPENDENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE THAN ARE LOWER LEVELS, AND (2) PROVIDE A MEANS OF MEASURING VARYING DEVELOPMENTAL LEVELS OF THINKING IN A MANNER THAT IS NOT DEPENDENT ON THE S HAVING RECEPTIVE OR EXPRESSIVE SPEECH. QUANTITATIVELY AND QUALITATIVELY, THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE HARD-OF-HEARING CHILDREN ON THE PETTIFOR PICTURE SORTING TEST RESEMBLED THAT OF YOUNGER NORMAL CHILDREN. THE LACK OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT WAS CONSIDERED TO INTERFERE WITH THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL THINKING. (FRENCH SUMMARY) (24 REF.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
