OBJECTIVE: To examine the development of reading skills among very-low-birthweight (VLBW) children and to what extent reading difficulties at 9 years of age persist unchanged, are attenuated, or are enhanced at 15 years of age. METHODS: Fifty-six VLBW and 52 normal birthweight (NBW) children were assessed on word decoding, word recognition, and reading comprehension at 9 and 15 years of age. RESULTS: VLBW children showed deficits in reading skill at 9 years of age, while most differences obtained at 15 years of age did not reach significance. VLBW children improved their reading comprehension between 9 and 15 years of age more than NBW children, and when controlling for individual differences in IQ, VLBW children improved both their reading comprehension and word-recognition skill. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that VLBW children display positive changes over time in reading skills.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the development of reading skills among very-low-birthweight (VLBW) children and to what extent reading difficulties at 9 years of age persist unchanged, are attenuated, or are enhanced at 15 years of age. METHODS: Fifty-six VLBW and 52 normal birthweight (NBW) children were assessed on word decoding, word recognition, and reading comprehension at 9 and 15 years of age. RESULTS: VLBW children showed deficits in reading skill at 9 years of age, while most differences obtained at 15 years of age did not reach significance. VLBW children improved their reading comprehension between 9 and 15 years of age more than NBW children, and when controlling for individual differences in IQ, VLBW children improved both their reading comprehension and word-recognition skill. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that VLBW children display positive changes over time in reading skills.
Authors: Thuy Mai Luu; Betty R Vohr; Karen C Schneider; Karol H Katz; Richard Tucker; Walter C Allan; Laura R Ment Journal: Pediatrics Date: 2009-07 Impact factor: 7.124
Authors: Thuy Mai Luu; Laura R Ment; Karen C Schneider; Karol H Katz; Walter C Allan; Betty R Vohr Journal: Pediatrics Date: 2009-03 Impact factor: 7.124
Authors: Helene van Ettinger-Veenstra; Carin Widén; Maria Engström; Thomas Karlsson; Ingemar Leijon; Nina Nelson Journal: PLoS One Date: 2017-10-02 Impact factor: 3.240