title: Hearing and the development of language and speech.
abstract: The criticality of hearing is discussed in relation to language and speech development in children. The fundamentals for such development, the significant milestones in normal language and speech acquisition, and a delineation of the deleterious effects of significant hearing loss on the development of expressive and receptive oral communication are presented.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Deal
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002663:Child Language; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007804:Language Development; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013060:Speech; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology*