Use of the California Consonant Test with Children

The potential advantages of using the California Consonant Test (CCT) (Owens & Schubert, 1977) with children are discussed, followed by reports of two exploratory investigations. In the fi rst investigation, the CCT was administered in classrooms to second, third and fourth graders with normal hearing. The children scored within 13% of an adult control group, suggesting that the CCT was not too diffi cult for them. In the second investigation, the CCT was administered to 11 children with hearing loss in classrooms with various amplifi cation combinations. Their scores were lower and more variable than the scores of the children with normal hearing, but all scored above chance, suggesting that the CCT was within their capabilities as well. Additional areas of research and uses of the CCT with children are discussed.