Table 5 Mean and standard deviation (SD) values of the total score and the scores of each item of the Egyptian Arabic pragmatic language test (EAPLT) language ages by the Modified Pre-school Language Scale-4, Arabic version and comparison between their values among the 2 studied groups
EAPLT items | Test score | Group I (n = 30) | Group II (n = 30) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prelingual SNHL children CI before 3 years (mean ± SD) | Prelingual SNHL children CI after 3 years (mean ± SD) | ||||
Nonverbal aspects | 10 | 5.8 ± 2.35 | 5.1 ± 1.48 | 0.178 | |
Paralinguistic aspects | 10 | 3.7 ± 1.91 | 2.8 ± 1.63 | 0.029 | |
Inference | 13 | 0.13 ± 0.50 | 0.1 ± 0.51 | 1.00 | |
Narratives | Story retelling | 32 | 9.07 ± 5.65 | 7.4 ± 6.75 | 0.305 |
Story retelling from pictures | 16 | 4.1 ± 2.40 | 3.5 ± 2.92 | 0.390 | |
Comprehension of “WH” questions | 25 | 7.4 ± 4.83 | 5.1 ± 4.13 | 0.054 | |
Pragmatic functions | 6 | 1.6 ± 1.162 | 1.1 ± 0.63 | 0.055 | |
Pragmatic factors | 15 | 3.6 ± 2.72 | 2.3 ± 2.15 | 0.013 | |
Total score | 127 | 35.7 ± 19.67 | 27.9 ± 18.07 | 0.100 | |