Auditory-Only and Auditory-Visual Presentations of the Test of Auditory Comprehension of Language to Hearing-Impaired Children

Abstract

This study examined whether the Test of Auditory Comprehension of Language (TACL) (Carrow, 1973) scores were significantly affected by mode of presentation. The TACL was presented to 32 children with moderate sensorineural hearing losses. Two groups of 16 children were matched for age, sex, and hearing loss and were given either an auditory-only or auditory-visual presentation of the TACL. No significant difference was found between mean TACL scores by presentation. Mode of presentation had no effect on the TACL scores for those children examined.