This document summarizes the effects of sensory-neural hearing deprivation on young children's language development. It discusses the parts of the nervous system involved in hearing and language, including the outer, middle, and inner ear. It describes how sensorineural hearing loss, which damages the inner ear or auditory pathways, can negatively impact a child's ability to learn sounds and language through hearing. This can inhibit the production of new neural connections needed for speech. The course helped the author better analyze child development and language acquisition, which will benefit their work as an early childhood educator and instructor by providing guidelines for effective intervention.