Abstract
Individual differences in verbal working memory underlie the substantial variation routinely observed in speech and language outcomes of deaf children with cochlear implants. In this chapter we describe the nature of verbal working memory and its component processes: encoding, maintenance, and retrieval. We then present evidence suggesting that the verbal working memory delays and disturbances found recently in many young CI users are not idiopathic or anomalous but are consistent with a large body of earlier research in verbal working memory development in normal-hearing, typically-developing children. Specifically, pre-lingually deaf CI users appear to be at risk for slow and inefficient phonological recoding and verbal rehearsal processes because of the early atypical auditory and language environments in which their verbal working memory systems develop.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Pediatric Cochlear Implantation |
Subtitle of host publication | Learning and the Brain |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 257-273 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781493927883 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781493927876 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cochlear implants
- Phonological recoding
- Verbal rehearsal speed
- Verbal short-term memory
- Working memory
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine