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The Power of Parents in Fostering Language in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, in partnership with American Cochlear Implant Alliance

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1.  By a child’s 3rd birthday, their brain will be approximately what percentage of its adult size? 25% 50% 85% 100%

2.  Serve and return interactions have been found to impact children’s skill development in which of the following domains? Literacy Spatial reasoning Self-regulation All of the above

3.  What is a biomarker that is intended to substitute for a clinical endpoint called? Clinical stand-in Surrogate endpoint Biological marker None of the above

4.  The AI-powered SPEAK CAT survey measures which of the following? Number of words heard by a child Number of conversational turns shared with a child Parent/caregiver knowledge of early childhood development Number of words in a child’s vocabulary

5.  In order to ensure that AI tools support, and do not harm, human development, it is important for early childhood researchers to do which of the following? Gain deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying human development Prevent the use of AI with/near children Write new laws governing the use of AI with/near children Start using AI as early as possible

6.  Of children who have significant permanent hearing loss at 5 years of age, what percentage can be identified as newborns? 10% 50% 75% 90%

7.  What percentage of permanent childhood hearing loss is caused by a genetic mutation? 5% 25% 40% 60%

8.  What percentage of children who have permanent hearing loss have two parents with normal hearing? 10% 50% 75% 90%

9.  What is the youngest age at which children with permanent hearing loss can typically begin using hearing aids? 2 weeks 3 months 6 months 12 months

10.  What viral infection is one of the most frequent causes of late onset permanent hearing? Measles COVID Respiratory Syncytial Virus Congenital Cytomegalovirus