Receptive and productive speech and language abilities in hearing-impaired children with German as a second language.

Objectives: Many studies examining early bilingualism in migrant populations focus on the development of the first language. As language acquisition is closely related to the hearing development, there is a critical need to investigate language development in hearing-impaired children being raised bilingually who were fitted with cochlear implants and/or hearing aids. Therefore, this research project aimed to study the linguistic development of hearing-impaired children being raised with German as a second language who were provided with hearing aids or cochlear implants.

Validation of the second version of the LittlEARS Early Speech Production Questionnaire (LEESPQ) in German-speaking children with normal hearing.

Introduction: The introduction of neonatal hearing screening and the increasingly early age at which children can receive a cochlear implant has intensified the need for a validated questionnaire to assess the speech production of children aged 0‒18. Such a questionnaire has been created, the LittlEARS Early Speech Production Questionnaire (LEESPQ). This study aimed to validate a second, revised edition of the LEESPQ.