Abstract: Objective To study the differences between preschool hearing-impaired children and normal-hearing children in the developmentof logic analogy ability. Methods 90 hearing-impaired and 90 normal-hearing preschool children underwent the Logic Analogy forChildren test. Results There was no significant difference in the scores of Logic Analogy between the genders (P>0.05). The ability of logicanalogy improved with age. The scores of Logic Analogy were significantly higher in normal-hearing children than in hearing-impaired children(P>0.05). Conclusion It is learned that the basic law and main characteristic of the logic analogy ability development in preschool hearing-impaired children.

Key words: preschool, children, hearing-impairment, logic analogy