Predicting language skills from early auditory speech discrimination in infants with hearing loss: implications for early management and intervention [ 2015 - 2019 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Teresa Ching (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Gary Rance ,  A/Pr Mridula Sharma ,  Prof Harvey Dillon ,  Prof Katherine Demuth

Brief description Now that newborn hearing checks are available, hearing loss can be picked up soon after birth and hearing aids are fitted shortly after. Although procedures exist for checking that the devices make sounds audible, there is no way to evaluate their effectiveness for supporting a child’s auditory discrimination. This study aims to 1) develop new clinical tools for assessing infants’ auditory discrimination, and 2) determine whether early discrimination predicts spoken language at 3 years of age.

Funding Amount $AUD 706,113.35

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant