Percentage of correct consonants (PCC) in hearing impaired children: a longitudinal study

Conclusion: the PCC index obtained and compared in two occasions, revealed improvement in all tasks after 12 months of speech therapy using aurioral approach. Improvement in oral production and frequency in therapy directly influenced the improvement of oral language development of these children. Improvement in oral language development of these children was directly influenced by compliance to the therapy. The age at hearing loss identification and the daily use of the devices did not influence the PCC indexes.
Source: Revista CEFAC - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research