Efficacy of an oral narrative language intervention program on children with hearing impairment: a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Children with hearing impairment have less opportunities for adequate language exposure which results in delayed narrative and discourse language development. Previous intervention studies have mainly focused on the early developing language forms, with little focus on narrative...
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| description | Abstract Background Children with hearing impairment have less opportunities for adequate language exposure which results in delayed narrative and discourse language development. Previous intervention studies have mainly focused on the early developing language forms, with little focus on narrative intervention. The aim of the current study was to develop the Oral Narrative Language Intervention Program (ONLIP) and detect its efficacy on improving narrative and linguistic skills of HI children in comparison to conventional language and auditory training. The randomized controlled study was conducted on 44 children with sensorineural hearing loss. The subjects were randomly divided by block randomization into two groups: group A (cases) which received training with the ONLIP and group B (control) which received conventional intervention for 3 months. The participants were evaluated pre- and post-intervention by the Arabic version of the Test of Narrative Language — Second Edition (TNL-2) and the Comprehensive Arabic Language Test (CALT). Results A statistically significant improvement was found in all of the assessed narrative comprehension and production skills, as well as the composite performance in the HI cases group when both groups were compared post-therapy. A statistically significant improvement was found in both groups when the scores for the CALT were compared between pre- and post-intervention. Conclusions ONLIP is an effective tool in improving the narrative skills of HI children in comparison to conventional training. Both forms of intervention are effective in improving linguistic form and structure. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b22960f7a2dd474ba43c24059d88c08e2025-08-20T03:10:07ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology2090-85392025-04-0141111410.1186/s43163-025-00807-5Efficacy of an oral narrative language intervention program on children with hearing impairment: a randomized controlled trialSara Ibrahim0Ossama Sobhy1Riham El-Maghraby2Nesrine Hamouda3Alexandria UniversityAlexandria UniversityAlexandria UniversityAlexandria UniversityAbstract Background Children with hearing impairment have less opportunities for adequate language exposure which results in delayed narrative and discourse language development. Previous intervention studies have mainly focused on the early developing language forms, with little focus on narrative intervention. The aim of the current study was to develop the Oral Narrative Language Intervention Program (ONLIP) and detect its efficacy on improving narrative and linguistic skills of HI children in comparison to conventional language and auditory training. The randomized controlled study was conducted on 44 children with sensorineural hearing loss. The subjects were randomly divided by block randomization into two groups: group A (cases) which received training with the ONLIP and group B (control) which received conventional intervention for 3 months. The participants were evaluated pre- and post-intervention by the Arabic version of the Test of Narrative Language — Second Edition (TNL-2) and the Comprehensive Arabic Language Test (CALT). Results A statistically significant improvement was found in all of the assessed narrative comprehension and production skills, as well as the composite performance in the HI cases group when both groups were compared post-therapy. A statistically significant improvement was found in both groups when the scores for the CALT were compared between pre- and post-intervention. Conclusions ONLIP is an effective tool in improving the narrative skills of HI children in comparison to conventional training. Both forms of intervention are effective in improving linguistic form and structure.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-025-00807-5Narrative interventionDiscourse languagePragmaticsHearing impairmentCochlear implants |
| spellingShingle | Sara Ibrahim Ossama Sobhy Riham El-Maghraby Nesrine Hamouda Efficacy of an oral narrative language intervention program on children with hearing impairment: a randomized controlled trial The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology Narrative intervention Discourse language Pragmatics Hearing impairment Cochlear implants |
| title | Efficacy of an oral narrative language intervention program on children with hearing impairment: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Efficacy of an oral narrative language intervention program on children with hearing impairment: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Efficacy of an oral narrative language intervention program on children with hearing impairment: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of an oral narrative language intervention program on children with hearing impairment: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Efficacy of an oral narrative language intervention program on children with hearing impairment: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | efficacy of an oral narrative language intervention program on children with hearing impairment a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | Narrative intervention Discourse language Pragmatics Hearing impairment Cochlear implants |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-025-00807-5 |
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