Supervised Group Training of Analogical Reasoning in Children with Cochlear Implants: No Transfer Effects.

Analogical reasoning has been argued to be of importance for language development. Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children with cochlear implants (CI) are at risk of having language delays. The aim of the current study was therefore to investigate if the analogical reasoning and language ability of children with CI can be improved by means of cognitive training. Based on previous research the children trained, with supervision, in groups to increase the metacognitive aspect of the training. The results do not indicate any general effects of the training on the analogical reasoning ability of the children included in the current study. Furthermore, no evidence for a paradigmatic transfer of the training, resulting in improvements of language development, was found.