Student Northern Illinois University Morrison, Illinois, United States
Disclosure(s):
Sarah D. Screnock, n/a: No financial or non-financial relationships to disclose
Abstract: This study will examine the differences between mothers’ use of internal state words with toddlers with hearing loss and children without hearing loss. Mothers’ speech to toddlers without hearing loss and mothers of toddlers with hearing loss engaging in natural play will be transcribed and analyzed using Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT). Twelve toddlers with profound sensorineural hearing loss will be age matched and language matched by PPVT scores with twenty four toddlers without hearing loss. Mothers’ internal state words will be identified and categorized by type as perception, volition, disposition, and cognition. It is predicted that the mothers of toddlers without hearing loss will use more overall internal state words than mothers of toddlers with hearing loss. It is predicted that mothers of toddlers with hearing loss will use more volition and perception words while the mothers of toddlers without hearing loss will use more disposition and cognition words.
Summary of Presentation : Mothers’ use of internal state words changes as toddlers get older and is linked to toddlers’ use of internal state words. There is also limited evidence that mothers use internal state words differently with toddlers who have hearing loss when they look at pictures of emotional and mentalized scenarios (Morgan et al., 2014). It is not known how mothers use internal state words with toddlers who have hearing loss during free play, and it is not known if the difference is a function of differences in toddlers’ language levels. Therefore, the current study will include a language matched comparison group, include perception words, and use a natural play setting. This study will examine an existing dataset of mothers’ speech to their 2- to 3-year-old toddlers as they play with a standard toy set for 15 minutes. Twelve toddlers with profound sensorineural hearing loss will be age matched and language matched by Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test scores with 24 toddlers without hearing loss. The mothers’ speech will be transcribed with Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT; Miller& Iglesias, 2015). Mothers’ internal state words will be identified and categorized by type as perception (e.g., see), volition (e.g., want), disposition (e.g., like), and cognition (e.g., know). A 3 (group: hearing loss, age matched without hearing loss, language matched without hearing loss) x4 (internal state type: perception, volition, disposition, cognition) mixed measures analysis of variance will be completed to assess mothers’ use of internal state words across groups and across categories. It is predicted that mothers of toddlers with hearing loss will use more volition and perception words than disposition and cognition words. It is predicted that the mothers of toddlers without hearing loss will use more disposition and cognition words than volition and perception. It is predicted that the mothers of toddlers without hearing loss will use more overall internal state words. It is predicted that mothers of toddlers with hearing loss will use similar types and amounts of internal state words as their toddlers’ language matched peers.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Upon completion, participant will be able to describe different types of internal state words that mothers use.
Upon completion, participant will differentiate internal state words mothers use with toddlers without hearing loss and toddlers with hearing loss.
Upon completion, participant will describe when toddlers develop internal state words.