Development of cognitive processes in hearing-impaired children

Сonsiders the features of the cognitive development of children with hearing impairment. The features of the development of individual cognitive processes in hearing-impaired children are characterized. The results of the studies show that asynchrony is observed in the development of sensations and perception in hearing-impaired children. Difficulties are observed in the level of development of verbal memory, while the development of memory depends on speech development. The attention of hearing-impaired children develops more productively if an adult uses visual and illustrative material in his speech and supports speech with gestures. The speech of hearing-impaired children is slow; they reproduce many sounds with distortion. The intellectual development of a hearing-impaired child largely depends on the features of speech development and on the features of the family situation, primarily on the parents' proficiency in sign language.Mental development of hearing-impaired children under favorable conditions of upbringing can be close to the norm.