Carol McDonald Connor, Ph.D., an Associate Professor in the College of Education at Florida State University, has investigated the communication needs of students that have cochlear implants through her research. Read the Professionals Speak Out Highlight entitled A Conversation about Communication and Cochlear Implantation with Dr. Carol McDonald Connor.
The PowerPoint Sign Language and Children with Cochlear Implants summarizes a literature review that investigate student outcomes in oral and total communication settings.
The Parents' Views Research Highlight summarizes a mixed-method study which investigated whether or not communication modes change after implantation and parent perceptions of the reasons behind those changes.
The Parenting Research Highlight provides a synopsis of a research study that examined the factors facilitating parental coping experience for families of children with cochlear implants.
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Most Comprehensive Resource
 The Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants by Patricia M. Chute and Mary Ellen Nevins can be purchased from Gallaudet University Press.
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