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16. Impact of early comprehensible communication on the development of the child who is deaf or hard of hearing.
a. Comprehensive
'97 e.g., (1) Normal auditory, speech, and spoken language development. (2) Impact of early development of speech reception and auditory skills. (3) Characteristics of English language and speech development of learners who are deaf or hard of hearing. (4) Effects of these factors on speech reception and on auditory, speech, and language development. (4) The nature of bilingualism and the process of becoming bilingual.
b. Bilingual-Bicultural
'97 e.g., (1) See Standard 11-2. (2) Identify and understand structural differences between a child's first and second languages.
c. Oral/Aural
'97 e.g., (1) Normal auditory, speech, and spoken language development. (2) Impact of early development of speech reception and auditory skills. (3) Characteristics of English language and speech development of learners who are deaf or hard of hearing. (4) Effects of these factors on speech reception and on auditory, speech, and language development.