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Smith, Lars; Ulvund, Stein Erik – Social Development, 2003
This longitudinal study examined the hypothesis that two different types of joint-attention skills were related to verbal and nonverbal IQ measures through middle childhood. Subjects were infants born preterm and tested at 13 months and at 8 years. Findings provide support for the hypothesis that the initiation of joint attention makes a unique…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attention, Attention Control, Children