TABLE 1.

Correlations between digit span and word recognition scores

	Simple Bivariate Correlations		Partial Correlations^a

	WISC Forward Digit Span	WISC Backward Digit Span	WISC Forward Digit Span	WISC Backward Digit Span
Closed set word recognition (WIPI)	0.42^***	0.28^***	0.25^**	0.12
Open set word recognition (LNT-E)	0.41^***	0.20^**	0.24^**	0.07
Open set word recognition in sentences (BKB)	0.44^***	0.24^**	0.27^***	0.09

^***

p < 0.001;

^**

p < 0.01.

Statistically controlling for: communication mode score, age at onset of deafness, duration of deafness, duration of cochlear implant use, number of active electrodes, VIDSPAC total segments correct (speech feature perception measure), age.