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Children Born Prematurely May Demonstrate Catch-Up Growth in Pre-Adolescence
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Mahurin-Smith, Jamie; DeThorne, Laura S.; Petrill, Stephen A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Introduction: Children born prematurely often score lower on standardized tests of language in early childhood. Less is known about longer term outcomes. This investigation considered language outcomes in pre-adolescent children born very preterm/very low birthweight, as assessed by both standardized test scores and language sample measures, and…
Descriptors: Premature Infants, Preadolescents, Child Development, Language Tests
Do Children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Have Difficulties with Interference Control, Visuospatial Working Memory, and Selective Attention? Developmental Patterns and the Role of Severity and Persistence of DLD
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Blom, Elma; Boerma, Tessel – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: Many children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have weaknesses in executive functioning (EF), specifically in tasks testing interference control and working memory. It is unknown how EF develops in children with DLD, if EF abilities are related to DLD severity and persistence, and if EF weaknesses expand to selective attention.…
Descriptors: Young Children, Developmental Disabilities, Language Impairments, Interference (Learning)