TABLE 5.

Correlations of perception scores with other measured characteristics

	Linguistic Perception	Indexical Perception
Child and Family Characteristics
Family SES (Ed + Income)	0.120	0.193
Pre Implant Aided PTA	−0.216 *	−0.013
Non-Verbal IQ (WISC1)	0.030	0.207
Language (CELF)2	0.678 ***	0.711 ***
Social Skills (SRSS)3	0.186	0.335 **
Cochlear Implant Characteristics
Age at 1st CI	−0.251 *	−0.372 **
Speech Processor Technology	0.552 ***	0.449 ***
Aided PTA	−0.743 ***	−0.602 ***
Bilateral CI use	0.371 ***	0.362 **
Educational Characteristics
Grade entered mainstream	−0.374 **	−0.390 **
% Grades class size >20	0.343 **	0.223

^*p<.05;

^**p<.01;

^***p<.001

¹Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children;

²Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals;

³Social Skills Rating System