Executive Function in Deaf Children: Auditory Access and Language Access

Conclusions These results indicate that healthy EF skills do not require audition and therefore that difficulties in this domain do not result primarily from a lack of auditory experience. Instead, results are consistent with the hypothesis that language proficiency, whether in sign or speech, is crucial for the development of healthy EF. Further research is needed to test whether sign language proficiency also confers benefits to deaf children from hearing families.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research