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. 2015 Jul 3;20(4):310–330. doi: 10.1093/deafed/env025

Table 7.

Correlation coefficients among Experiment 3 LEAF scores and language measures from Experiment 1

Comprehension Factual memory Attention Processing speed Visual-spatial organization Sequential processing Working memory Problem solving
Deaf with CIs
 Age sign acquisition .60** .16 −.10 .06 −.32 −.13 .10 −.20
 Expressive sign language .10 .35 −.01 .35 .13 .13 .21 .22
 Signed comprehension −.01 .30 .33 .39* .17 .25 .23 .25
 Speech production–phonemes −.24 −.23 .23 −.07 .01 .09 −.05 −.15
 Speech recognition–AV .04 −.13 .27 −.01 .04 −.02 .02 −.19
 Speech recognition–A −.03 −.18 .30 −.03 −.06 −.02 −.04 −.27
 Audiovisual enhancement .14 .15 −.18 .04 .20 −.01 .11 .24
 Age of implantation −.06 .04 −.16 .09 .01 −.05 .10 .16
Deaf without CIs
 Age sign acquisition .39 .12 .46* .65** .46* .63** .48* .44*
 Expressive sign language −.26 .22 −.16 −.12 −.12 −.16 −.10 −.31
 Signed comprehension −.46* −.31 −.28 −.34 .08 −.36 −.36 −.50**
 Speech production–phonemes .29 −.11 .24 .19 .25 −.11 .30 .39
 Speech recognition–AV .11 −.25 .17 .12 .31 .12 .24 .12
 Speech recognition–A .03 −.32 .07 .03 .16 .04 .11 .06
 Audiovisual enhancement .15 .13 .22 .20 .31 .16 .27 .14
Hearing
 Expressive sign language .08 −.11 −.30 −.01 .04 −.09 −.04 −.05
 Signed comprehension .18 −.11 −.08 −.02 −.27 −.18 −.13 .16
 Speech-to-noise ratio −.12 .02 .32 .13 −.11 −.15 −.15 −.10
 Speech production–phonemes
 Speech recognition–AV −.14 −.29 .01 −.22 −.12 −.17 −.21 −.04
 Speech recognition–A −.05 −.15 .27 .01 −.09 −.19 .02 .06
 Audiovisual enhancement −.06 −.06 −.34 −.18 .01 −.15 −.15 −.11

Notes. CI = cochlear implant; LEAF = Learning, Executive, and Attention Functioning.

*p < .05, **p < .01.