First and foremost, I would like to thank my instructor for this course, Mrs. Karen McComas, for helping me throughout the research process. She has helped me tremendously, from narrowing down my topic to creating questions (and giving me the encouragement to keep my head up when none of my questions were successful in finding research) to completing this final product. Thank you for always allowing your office (and e-mail inbox) to be open and for providing the encouragement!
I would also like to thank Ms. Amy Knell and Mrs. Jenni Butler for letting me observe the Luke Lee Listening, Language, and Learning Lab, better known as “The L,” throughout the semester. By watching these instructors work with three amazing cochlear implanted children, I have discovered my love for cochlear implants. Luke, Tayden, and Ean, you three are such an inspiration to all of us.
Finally, I would like to thank Joy Pyles and Caroline Banks for peer reviewing my paper. Without your help, my paper wouldn’t have turned out the way it has! Thanks so much!
