A study of deaf college students (Toscano, McKee, & Lepoutre, 2002) found that the key to success for the students was
a. the ongoing involvement and support of their families in communication and academic achievement.
b. the mode of communication used by the student.
c. the consistent use of a cochlear implant since childhood.
d. the quality of the students education through secondary school.
Question 2Choose the statement about the cochlear implant that is NOT true.
a. The cochlear implant is appropriate for profoundly deaf children with sensorineural hearing loss.
b. Implants restore hearing to the individual who is deaf.
c. The cochlear implant is controversial within the Deaf community.
d. Children with cochlear implants surpass children who wear conventional hearing aids in speech perception, speech production, and speech intelligibility.