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Direct linkImgrund, Caitlin M.; Krueger, Breanna I.; Getejanc, Christie – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2023
Preschoolers born preterm are at an increased risk for adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes; however, the impact of preterm birth on speech development has not been fully investigated. The primary objective of this study was to document the conversational speech production abilities of preschoolers born preterm via speech sample analysis. A…
Descriptors: Premature Infants, Preschool Children, Language Skills, Speech Skills
Culloty, Amy M.; O'Toole, Ciara; Gibbon, Fiona E. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: This study examines the expressive language and speech of twins, relative to singletons, at 3 and 5 years, with the aim of determining if a twinning effect occurs during this developmental period. The possibility of twins outgrowing a twinning effect was investigated. Method: A weighted population-based sample of 185 twins and 1,309…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Expressive Language, Child Language, Twins
Ross, Gail; Demaria, Rebecca; Yap, Vivien – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine if there is a specific association between motor delays and receptive and expressive language function, respectively, in prematurely born children. Method: Retrospective data review: 126 premature children = 1,250-g birthweight from English-speaking families were evaluated on motor development…
Descriptors: Motor Development, Language Acquisition, Premature Infants, Body Weight
Lynn, Lisa N.; Cuskelly, Monica; Gray, Peter H. – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: This study examined performance on self-regulatory tasks, in addition to individual characteristics including cognitive ability, receptive and expressive language skills, planning, and behaviour as contributing factors to early learning difficulties. Twenty-nine children born with ELBW and 30 comparison children at four years of…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Self Control, Individual Characteristics, Cognitive Ability
Zimmerman, Emily – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: This study examined the extent to which children born preterm (< 37 weeks) and/or who have low birth weight (< 2,500 g) catch up with their full term peers in terms of their language abilities at early school age (= 5 to < 9 years). Method: A systematic literature search identified empirical studies that fit the inclusion…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Phonological Awareness, Meta Analysis, Grammar
Download full textMorgan, Paul L.; Hammer, Carol Scheffner; Farkas, Geroge; Hillemeier, Marianne M.; Maczuga, Steve; Cook, Michael; Morano, Stephanie – Grantee Submission, 2016
Purpose: We sought to identify factors predictive of or associated with receipt of speech/language services during early childhood. We did so by analyzing data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B; Andreassen & Fletcher, 2005), a nationally representative dataset maintained by the U.S. Department of Education. We…
Descriptors: Young Children, Speech Language Pathology, Intervention, Delayed Speech
