Purpose The existing literature on language outcomes in children born prematurely focuses
almost exclusively on standardized test scores rather than discourse-level abilities. The …

This study examined the effects of being born very preterm on children's early language
development using prospective longitudinal data from a representative regional cohort of 90 …

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to describe language functioning at 13 years
of age and examine its developmental trajectory from 2 to 13 years of age in children born …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the contribution of early life factors and preschool-and school-
aged language abilities to children's 11-year language and academic outcomes …

A premature infant is a child born before 37 weeks of gestation (Rossetti, 2001). An infant
who is born this early is often times small in size and weight. It is important for an infant to …

Purpose Preschoolers born preterm are at an increased risk for the development of
language impairments. The primary objective of this study was to document the expressive …

Objective: Language problems are thought to occur more frequently in very preterm children
compared with healthy term born children. The primary aim of this study was to examine the …

Objective To identify distinct language trajectories of children born very preterm and full term
from 2 to 13 years of age and examine predictors for the identified trajectories. Study design …

BACKGROUND: Although premature birth is associated with lags in language acquisition, it
is unclear whether preterms exhibit an elevated risk for language impairment (LI). This study …

Objective: To examine the individual and collective contribution of biological and
socioenvironmental factors associated with language function at 2, 5, 7, and 13 years in …