Co‐occurring development of early childhood communication and motor skills: results from a population‐based longitudinal study

Wang, Mari Vaage; Lekhal, Ratib; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Schjølberg, Synnve

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“…Language skills was found to be associated with motor skills at both 1 ½, 3 and 5 years of age, and when controlling for the stability of development within each developmental domain motor skills at 1 ½ years of age still had a unique association to language skills at three years of age (17). From 3 to 5 years of age, controlling for the stability of each developmental domain the researchers found that language skills at three years of age uniquely predicted motor skills at five years of age, over and above what could be explained by earlier motor skills (18).…”

Section: Growth and Change In Language Development And Risk Factors Fmentioning

confidence: 86%

The Language and Learning study (SOL): Study profile and results so far

Wang¹,

Schjølberg²

2014

Nor J Epidemiol

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Language development is associated with cognitive, social and behavioral performance. A healthy language development is crucial for everyday functioning both during childhood and in adulthood. Language impairment is considered one of the most common neurodevelopmental impairments in children. The language and learning study (SOL) is a platform for multiple language projects. The main aim of SOL is to provide the best possible knowledge base for understanding causes and developmental trajectories of language impairments. Our results so far include knowledge about developmental trajectories of normal language development as well as developmental impairments. Additionally a number of risk and protective factors have been studied.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Section: Growth and Change In Language Development And Risk Factors Fmentioning

confidence: 86%

The Language and Learning study (SOL): Study profile and results so far

Wang¹,

Schjølberg²

2014

Nor J Epidemiol

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“…This outcome is not surprising as children with SaLD often also have motor difficulties; in fact earlier research suggests that in some individuals, motor and communication difficulties may both be expressions of neurodevelopmental weakness with common origins (Wang, Lekhal, Aarø & Schjølberg, 2014). However, motor skills in children with SaLD are highly variable (Corriveau & Goswami, 2009), reflecting the complex interactions between speech, language and motor development (Goffman, Maassen, & Van Lieshout, 2010).…”

Section: Other Child Factorsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Contribution of speech/language difficulties to health-related quality-of-life in Australian children: a longitudinal analysis

Feeney¹

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Speech and/or language difficulties (SaLD) are among the most frequently observed developmental problems affecting children. Research points to the impact of childhood SaLD on literacy/educational achievement, behaviour and self-esteem; however, there has been limited attention paid to the impact of SaLD, directly or indirectly, on health-related qualityof-life (HRQoL). HRQoL is the impact a particular health condition (or intervention) has on an individual. HRQoL comprises numerous distinct dimensions ('domains', commonly physical, psychological and social). Very few studies have examined associations between HRQoL, SaLD, and other child and family factors and none have been undertaken in Australia. This research will explore these associations using data from a sample of children aged 4 to 9 years, extracted from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), a nationally representative longitudinal study of childhood development. The rich data available in the LSAC afforded an opportunity to investigate various child and family factors that may be related to children's HRQoL and hence was well suited to exploratory research.Use of LSAC data also enabled tracking of children's outcomes over six years. The Disability-Stress-Coping (DSC) model (which examines physical health, mental health and social functioning in children with chronic illness) formed the basis for variable selection.This thesis comprises two studies, the first cross-sectional, and the second longitudinal. The cross-sectional study provided an exploration of the LSAC data and elicited variables which were appropriate for further analysis in the subsequent longitudinal investigation. Further, this study component enabled examination of relationships between HRQoL and SaLD while accounting for fine and gross motor skills which could not be examined in the longitudinal study component as there were no appropriate motor skills measures at Waves 4 and 5. The cross-sectional study involved analysis of data from the baby cohort (children aged 4-5 years) of the LSAC (n=4, 386). For this study, three domains of HRQoL were examined, assessed by the physical, emotional and social functioning subscales of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL TM ). SaLD was assessed in two ways: (1) parent concern about speech/language (Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status) and (2) receptive vocabulary ability (adapted Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III).Multiple regression analyses were used to examine relationships at the cross-sectional level between HRQoL, SaLD, and various other explanatory variables including child specific factors (e.g., gender, ethnicity, temperament) and family characteristics (social-ecological considerations and psychosocial stressors).ii The longitudinal study examined the trajectory of HRQoL for children aged from 4 to 9 years and its relationship with SaLD. Generalised linear latent and mixed modelling (GLLAMM) was used to analyse data from Waves 3, 4 and 5 of the LSAC to understand HRQoL trajectories, asses...

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“…As discussed in more detail in Chapter 4, this rationale stemmed from a recent emphasis in the consideration of other developmental interactions within the child themselves which may influence the patterns of language development observed in early childhood. This previous work has focused on child-related influences including the impact of behaviour and also motor skills on language outcomes (Law, Rush, Parsons, & Schoon, 2013;McKean et al, 2015;Taylor et al, 2013;Wang, Lekhal, Aarø, & Schjølberg, 2014;Zubrick et al, 2007). The results from these previous studies suggest that more general developmental abilities may confer the risk for poor language outcomes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Silva, McGee, & Williams, 1982), the few more recent studies in the area which have considered the predictive ability of early motor skills on long-term language outcomes in population-based cohorts present mixed findings. For example, Wang et al (2014) found in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (n = 62,944) that early motor skills at 1.5 years predicted later communication skills at 3 years. On the other hand, another large-scale study (n = 13,016) found that gross and fine motor ability measured at 9 months, on the Denver Screening Test, was not a significant predictor of language performance at age 5 in the Millennium Cohort Study (Law et al, 2012).…”

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Language disorder from infancy to adulthood: predictors and outcomes

Armstrong¹

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Developmental language delays are common and are associated with increased risk of adverse educational and psychosocial outcomes later in life. Early intervention services supporting language development may prevent these later problems from occurring.However, with the variability that exists in language development, it is less clear which children with developmental language delays actually require intervention. As such, increased understanding of the trajectory of language impairment and the long-term outcomes in adulthood is needed. The purpose of this thesis was to: (i) determine the early life characteristics that placed children at risk for poor language outcomes, and (ii) profile the long-term psychosocial outcomes in adulthood for language impaired populations. To address these aims prospective longitudinal data from two Australian pregnancy cohort studies; the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) and the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, were utilised.The first three studies of this thesis investigated the early life characteristics that predicted later language outcomes in childhood and adulthood. Firstly, Chapter 2 investigated the parental and early childhood factors present at, or prior to 5 years, which were associated with different vocabulary developmental profiles in the MUSP cohort. Receptive vocabulary skills were measured at 5-and 21-years, using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary TestRevised (PPVT-R). A one standard deviation cut-off was applied to determine average and below average performances at the two assessment points. Four vocabulary developmental profiles were then identified, including: 'consistently typical' (average performance at both time points), 'consistently low' (below average scores at both time points), 'improved' (below average performance at 5 years but average performance at 21 years), and 'deteriorated' (average skills at 5 years but below average performance at 21 years). The results revealed that adults with deteriorating vocabulary profiles were more likely to have had internalising behaviours at 5 years, mothers who smoked during pregnancy, and fathers with lower educational attainment, compared to adults with consistently typical vocabulary histories. No significant risk factors were identified for adults showing consistently low vocabulary in comparison to those adults whose early vocabulary delays had improved.

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Co‐occurring development of early childhood communication and motor skills: results from a population‐based longitudinal study

Cited by 91 publications

References 32 publications

The Language and Learning study (SOL): Study profile and results so far

The Language and Learning study (SOL): Study profile and results so far

Contribution of speech/language difficulties to health-related quality-of-life in Australian children: a longitudinal analysis

Language disorder from infancy to adulthood: predictors and outcomes

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