A systematic review of narrative-based language intervention with children who have language disorders caused by hearing impairments
,
Abstract
Background and Aim: This article carries out a literature review of the quality and limitations of the narrative-based language intervention (NBLI) for preschool and school-age hearing aided and cochlear implanted children.
Recent Findings: The authors conducted a comprehensive search of electronic databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, Pubmed, Google Scholar, Cochrane, and ProQuest from 1980 to 2015 for studies using all research designs except non-experimental studies. Of 1095 potentially relevant articles evaluated by two reviewers independently, eight trials met inclusion criteria.
Findings: At least eight studies to date have reported findings for the efficacy of NBLI in this population. The current review involves a description of these studies. The review shows that all of the eight studies have limitations methodologically and preliminary results. Although the results of the studies were generally positive, each of the studies had a limited number of participants, limited experimental control, and considerable variation in the procedures and materials used.
Conclusion: It would appear that to determine the efficacy of NBLI approach in hearing aided and cochlear implanted children we should investigate in more depth in studies with higher methodological rigor, more sample size, and clear therapy protocol. Clinicians should be cautious when interpreting the results of these studies. Narrative intervention is at an emerging stage of evidence and need to further investigations.
1. Vandewalle E, Boets B, Boons T, Ghesquière P, Zink I. Oral language and narrative skills in children with specific language impairment with and without literacy delay: a three-year longitudinal study. Res Dev Disabil. 2012;33(6):1857-70.
2. Nikolopoulos TP, Lloyd H, Starczewski H, Gallaway C. Using SNAP Dragons to monitor narrative abilities in young deaf children following cochlear implantation. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2003;67(5):535-41.
3. Murri A, Cuda D, Guerzoni L, Fabrizi E. Narrative abilities in early implanted children. Laryngoscope. 2015;125(7):1685-90.
4. Reuterskiöld C, Ibertsson T, Sahlén B. Venturing beyond the sentence level: narrative skills in children with hearing loss. Volta Rev. 2010;110(3):389-406.
5. Justice LM, Bowles R, Pence K, Gosse C. A scalable tool for assessing children's language abilities within a narrative context: the NAP (narrative assessment protocol). Early Child Res Q. 2010;25(2):218-34.
6. Williams GJ, Larkin RF. Narrative writing, reading and cognitive processes in middle childhood: what are the links? Learn Individ Differ. 2013;28:142-50.
7. Spencer TD, Kajian M, Petersen DB, Bilyk N. Effects of an individualized narrative intervention on children’s storytelling and comprehension skills. J Early Interv. 2013;35(3):243-69.
8. Holck P, Dahlgren Sandberg A, Nettelbladt U. Narrative ability in children with cerebral palsy. Res Dev Disabil. 2011;32(1):262-70.
9. McCabe PC, Marshall DJ. Measuring the social competence of preschool children with specific language impairment correspondence among informant ratings and behavioral observations. Topics Early Child Spec Educ. 2006;26(4):234-46.
10. Bliss LS, McCabe A. Personal narratives: assessment and intervention. Perspect Lang Learn Educ. 2012;19(4):130-8.
11. Spencer LJ, Barker BA, Tomblin JB. Exploring the language and literacy outcomes of pediatric cochlear implant users. Ear Hear. 2003;24(3):236-47.
12. Swanson LA, Fey ME, Mills CE, Hood LS. Use of narrative-based language intervention with children who have specific language impairment. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2005;14(2):131-43.
13. Nicolopoulou A, Cortina KS, Ilgaz H, Cates CB, de Sá AB. Using a narrative- and play-based activity to promote low-income preschoolers' oral language, emergent literacy, and social competence. Early Child Res Q. 2015 2nd Quarter;31:147-162.
14. Johnston JR. Narratives: twenty‐five years later. Top Lang Disord. 2008;28(2):93-8.
15. Crosson J, Geers A. Analysis of narrative ability in children with cochlear implants. Ear Hear. 2001;22(5):381-94.
16. Justice EC, Swanson LA, Buehler V. Use of narrative‐based language intervention with children who have cochlear implants. Top Lang Disord. 2008;28(2):149-61.
17. Walker L, Munro J, Rickards FW. Literal and inferential reading comprehension of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Volta Rev. 1998;100(2):87-103.
18. Luckner JL, Handley CM. A summary of the reading comprehension research undertaken with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Am Ann Deaf. 2008;153(1):6-36.
19. Hayward DV, Gillam RB, Lien P. Retelling a script-based story: do children with and without language impairments focus on script and story elements? Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2007;16(3):235-45.
20. McFadden TU. The immediate effects of pictographic representation on children’s narratives. Child Lang Teach Ther. 1998;14(1):51-67.
21. Pakulski LA, Kaderavek JN. Narrative production by children who are deaf or hard of hearing: the effect of role-play. Volta Rev. 2003;103(3):127-39.
22. Blume SS. Histories of cochlear implantation. Soc Sci Med. 1999;49(9):1257-68.
23. Connor CM, Craig HK, Raudenbush SW, Heavner K, Zwolan TA. The age at which young deaf children receive cochlear implants and their vocabulary and speech-production growth: is there an added value for early implantation? Ear Hear. 2006;27(6):628-44.
24. Iwasaki S, Nishio S, Moteki H, Takumi Y, Fukushima K, Kasai N, et al. Language development in Japanese children who receive cochlear implant and/or hearing aid. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2012;76(3):433-8.
25. Zamani P, Rahmanirasa A, Weisi F, Valadbeigi A, Farahani F, Rezaei M. Vowel production in Persian deaf children with cochlear implant: is the age of implantation an important factor? Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014;66(4):407-13.
26. Wu JL, Yang HM. Speech perception of Mandarin Chinese speaking young children after cochlear implant use: effect of age at implantation. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2003;67(3):247-53.
27. Boons T, De Raeve L, Langereis M, Peeraer L, Wouters J, van Wieringen A. Narrative spoken language skills in severely hearing impaired school-aged children with cochlear implants. Res Dev Disabil. 2013;34(11):3833-46.
28. Pakulski LA, Kaderavek JN. Reading intervention to improve narrative production, narrative comprehension, and motivation and interest of children with hearing loss. Volta Rev. 2012;112(2):87-112.
29. Hoffman LM. Narrative language intervention intensity and dosage: telling the whole story. Top Lang Disord. 2009;29(4):329-43.
30. Petersen DB. A systematic review of narrative-based language intervention with children who have language impairment. Commun Disord. 2011;32(4):207-20.
31. Starczewski H, Lloyd H. Using the stories/narrative assessment procedure (SNAP) to monitor language and communication changes after a cochlear implant: a case study. Deafness Educ Int. 1999;1(3):137-54.
32. Luetke-Stahlman B, Griffiths C, Montgomery N. A deaf child's language acquisition verified through text retelling. Am Ann Deaf. 1999;144(3):270-80.
33. Mirza-Aghabeyk S, Movallali G, Taheri M, Esteki M. The effect of Cued Speech on story retelling in late implanted prelingual hearing impaired students. Aud Vest Res. 2015;24(1):25-30.
34. Boons T, De Raeve L, Langereis M, Peeraer L, Wouters J, van Wieringen A. Expressive vocabulary, morphology, syntax and narrative skills in profoundly deaf children after early cochlear implantation. Res Dev Disabil. 2013;34(6):2008-22.
35. Sim J. The external validity of group comparative and single system studies. Physiotherapy. 1995;81(5):263-70.
2. Nikolopoulos TP, Lloyd H, Starczewski H, Gallaway C. Using SNAP Dragons to monitor narrative abilities in young deaf children following cochlear implantation. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2003;67(5):535-41.
3. Murri A, Cuda D, Guerzoni L, Fabrizi E. Narrative abilities in early implanted children. Laryngoscope. 2015;125(7):1685-90.
4. Reuterskiöld C, Ibertsson T, Sahlén B. Venturing beyond the sentence level: narrative skills in children with hearing loss. Volta Rev. 2010;110(3):389-406.
5. Justice LM, Bowles R, Pence K, Gosse C. A scalable tool for assessing children's language abilities within a narrative context: the NAP (narrative assessment protocol). Early Child Res Q. 2010;25(2):218-34.
6. Williams GJ, Larkin RF. Narrative writing, reading and cognitive processes in middle childhood: what are the links? Learn Individ Differ. 2013;28:142-50.
7. Spencer TD, Kajian M, Petersen DB, Bilyk N. Effects of an individualized narrative intervention on children’s storytelling and comprehension skills. J Early Interv. 2013;35(3):243-69.
8. Holck P, Dahlgren Sandberg A, Nettelbladt U. Narrative ability in children with cerebral palsy. Res Dev Disabil. 2011;32(1):262-70.
9. McCabe PC, Marshall DJ. Measuring the social competence of preschool children with specific language impairment correspondence among informant ratings and behavioral observations. Topics Early Child Spec Educ. 2006;26(4):234-46.
10. Bliss LS, McCabe A. Personal narratives: assessment and intervention. Perspect Lang Learn Educ. 2012;19(4):130-8.
11. Spencer LJ, Barker BA, Tomblin JB. Exploring the language and literacy outcomes of pediatric cochlear implant users. Ear Hear. 2003;24(3):236-47.
12. Swanson LA, Fey ME, Mills CE, Hood LS. Use of narrative-based language intervention with children who have specific language impairment. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2005;14(2):131-43.
13. Nicolopoulou A, Cortina KS, Ilgaz H, Cates CB, de Sá AB. Using a narrative- and play-based activity to promote low-income preschoolers' oral language, emergent literacy, and social competence. Early Child Res Q. 2015 2nd Quarter;31:147-162.
14. Johnston JR. Narratives: twenty‐five years later. Top Lang Disord. 2008;28(2):93-8.
15. Crosson J, Geers A. Analysis of narrative ability in children with cochlear implants. Ear Hear. 2001;22(5):381-94.
16. Justice EC, Swanson LA, Buehler V. Use of narrative‐based language intervention with children who have cochlear implants. Top Lang Disord. 2008;28(2):149-61.
17. Walker L, Munro J, Rickards FW. Literal and inferential reading comprehension of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Volta Rev. 1998;100(2):87-103.
18. Luckner JL, Handley CM. A summary of the reading comprehension research undertaken with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Am Ann Deaf. 2008;153(1):6-36.
19. Hayward DV, Gillam RB, Lien P. Retelling a script-based story: do children with and without language impairments focus on script and story elements? Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2007;16(3):235-45.
20. McFadden TU. The immediate effects of pictographic representation on children’s narratives. Child Lang Teach Ther. 1998;14(1):51-67.
21. Pakulski LA, Kaderavek JN. Narrative production by children who are deaf or hard of hearing: the effect of role-play. Volta Rev. 2003;103(3):127-39.
22. Blume SS. Histories of cochlear implantation. Soc Sci Med. 1999;49(9):1257-68.
23. Connor CM, Craig HK, Raudenbush SW, Heavner K, Zwolan TA. The age at which young deaf children receive cochlear implants and their vocabulary and speech-production growth: is there an added value for early implantation? Ear Hear. 2006;27(6):628-44.
24. Iwasaki S, Nishio S, Moteki H, Takumi Y, Fukushima K, Kasai N, et al. Language development in Japanese children who receive cochlear implant and/or hearing aid. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2012;76(3):433-8.
25. Zamani P, Rahmanirasa A, Weisi F, Valadbeigi A, Farahani F, Rezaei M. Vowel production in Persian deaf children with cochlear implant: is the age of implantation an important factor? Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014;66(4):407-13.
26. Wu JL, Yang HM. Speech perception of Mandarin Chinese speaking young children after cochlear implant use: effect of age at implantation. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2003;67(3):247-53.
27. Boons T, De Raeve L, Langereis M, Peeraer L, Wouters J, van Wieringen A. Narrative spoken language skills in severely hearing impaired school-aged children with cochlear implants. Res Dev Disabil. 2013;34(11):3833-46.
28. Pakulski LA, Kaderavek JN. Reading intervention to improve narrative production, narrative comprehension, and motivation and interest of children with hearing loss. Volta Rev. 2012;112(2):87-112.
29. Hoffman LM. Narrative language intervention intensity and dosage: telling the whole story. Top Lang Disord. 2009;29(4):329-43.
30. Petersen DB. A systematic review of narrative-based language intervention with children who have language impairment. Commun Disord. 2011;32(4):207-20.
31. Starczewski H, Lloyd H. Using the stories/narrative assessment procedure (SNAP) to monitor language and communication changes after a cochlear implant: a case study. Deafness Educ Int. 1999;1(3):137-54.
32. Luetke-Stahlman B, Griffiths C, Montgomery N. A deaf child's language acquisition verified through text retelling. Am Ann Deaf. 1999;144(3):270-80.
33. Mirza-Aghabeyk S, Movallali G, Taheri M, Esteki M. The effect of Cued Speech on story retelling in late implanted prelingual hearing impaired students. Aud Vest Res. 2015;24(1):25-30.
34. Boons T, De Raeve L, Langereis M, Peeraer L, Wouters J, van Wieringen A. Expressive vocabulary, morphology, syntax and narrative skills in profoundly deaf children after early cochlear implantation. Res Dev Disabil. 2013;34(6):2008-22.
35. Sim J. The external validity of group comparative and single system studies. Physiotherapy. 1995;81(5):263-70.
| Files | ||
| Issue | Vol 25 No 2 (2016) | |
| Section | Review Article(s) | |
| Keywords | ||
| Narrative language intervention cochlear implant hearing loss | ||
| Rights and permissions | |
|
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
How to Cite
1.
Zamani P, Soleymani Z, Khatoonabadi AR, Rezaei M, Rezai H. A systematic review of narrative-based language intervention with children who have language disorders caused by hearing impairments. Aud Vestib Res. 2016;25(2):98-110.
