목적: Spoken word recognition plays a crucial role in language processing as it connects auditory perception to meaning and syntax. Efficient and quick word recognition is essential for the successful development of language skills. This study utilized eye-tracking technology to investigate the real-time spoken word processing of young children with cochlear implants (CIs). 방법:This study included twelve children with CIs, aged between 19 and 45 months. Based on their rate of language development, the children were divided into two groups: faster language learners (FLL) and slower language learners (SLL). The children completed the Looking-While- Listening task, and their responses were recorded online. 결과:The analysis of eye-tracking measures revealed distinct patterns between the FLL and the SLL groups. The FLL group demonstrated a lower fixation proportion compared to the SLL group. Additionally, the FLL group exhibited a significantly lower fixation proportion to the targets compared to the SLL group. However, both groups showed similar fixation counts for the targets and distractors. Negative correlations were found between the rate of language development and fixation proportions to both targets and the distractors. 결론:Among children with CIs, children with slower language development tend to spend more time connecting speech sounds to the meaning of spoken words compared to children with faster language development. Children with faster language development demonstrated a significant reduction in the time they allocated toward looking at both targets and distractors. These findings indicate that children with slower language development may have less efficient spoken word processing, as evidenced by spending more time fixating on the targets. Furthermore, our findings highlight the potential of using eye- tracking measurements as a clinically significant indicator for predicting language skills in children with CIs.