Do the early development of gestures and receptive and expressive language predict language skills at 5;0 in prematurely born very-low-birth-weight children?

Stolt, Suvi; Lind, Annika; Matomäki, Jaakko; Haataja, Leena; Lapinleimu, Helena; Lehtonen, Liisa

doi:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2016.03.002

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“…To sum up, our results suggest that more evident difficulties for hearing and language development manifest at the end of the 1st year postpartum, when a baby should start to use gestures, vocalizations and single words to communicate. These findings are important because they highlight the importance of planning early language-focused interventions in order to limit these subsequent difficulties (Stolt et al, 2016).…”

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Developmental Dimensions in Preterm Infants During the 1st Year of Life: The Influence of Severity of Prematurity and Maternal Generalized Anxiety

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Background: The literature has recognized premature birth as a risk factor for infant development and maternal anxiety. This study investigated the impact of the severity of birth weight, as well as of maternal anxiety at 3 months of infants' corrected age, on infants' outcomes during the 1st year postpartum. Moreover, it described the longitudinal trajectories of developmental outcomes, additionally exploring the impact of anxiety. Methods: The study compared 147 mothers and their 147 newborns, differentiated in 25 Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW), 41 Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW), and 81 Full-Term (FT) infants. At 3, 9, and 12 months (corrected age in the case of preterm infants) the level of infants' development was investigated according to the 5 quotients (Locomotor, Personal and Social, Hearing and Language, Eye-hand Coordination and Performance) of the Griffiths Mental Development Scales (GMDS-R). During the assessment of 3 months, mothers fulfilled Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) to evaluate the presence of generalized anxiety. Results: Among the 5 GMDS-R quotients, significant effect of severity of birth weight emerged only for Performance quotient: preterm infants (ELBW at 3 months; VLBW at 12 months) showed lower scores than FT ones. Moreover, this quotient decreased from 3 to 9 and to 12 months for VLBW and FT infants, while it was stable for ELBW ones. A significant interaction between severity of birth weight and maternal anxiety emerged for Hearing and Language and Locomotor quotients. In the first case, scores for ELBW infants, independently from maternal anxiety, decreased from 9 to 12 months. The same results emerged for VLBW infants, in the case of non-anxious mothers. Regarding Locomotor quotient, mean scores decreased from 3 to 9 and to 12 months for all groups in the case of non-anxious mothers. Conversely, when mothers were anxious, this decrease emerged only for VLBW infants. Lastly, ELBW, VLBW and FT showed difference in the growth and slope of the trajectories of different quotients.

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Developmental Dimensions in Preterm Infants During the 1st Year of Life: The Influence of Severity of Prematurity and Maternal Generalized Anxiety

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“…The value of parental concern has also been examined in other studies and it has been shown to correlate with weak language test results, especially weak expressive Screening language skills at 2;0 language skills (Hayiou-Thomas, Dale & Plomin, 2014;Korpilahti et al, 2016;McLeod & Harrison, 2009). Also emotions, gaze, non-verbal communication, receptive lexical skills and the use of objects have been found to be associated with concurrent and later language skills (Laakso, Eklund & Poikkeus, 2011;Lyytinen et al, 2005;Stolt et al, 2016;Stolt, Mäkilä et al, 2014;Watt, Wetherby & Shumway, 2006;Wetherby & Prizant, 2002). These skills provide important information on very early language and communication and can be used for screening purposes (Laakso et al, 2011;Wetherby & Prizant, 2002).…”

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Screening language skills at 2;0

Vehkavuori

Stolt

2018

Infant Behavior and Development

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Early screening of children at risk for language difficulties is challenging. This study aimed to analyze the specificity and sensitivity of two screening methods at 2;0 years of age. In addition, the matter of what kind of information the use of word combinations and parental concern provide for screening was analyzed. The subjects were 78 children. The screening methods used were the Finnish versions of the short-form version of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories (FinCDI-SF) and the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales, Developmental Profile, Infant-Toddler Checklist (FinCSBS). The specificity and sensitivity of the screening methods were analyzed based on result of the Reynell Developmental Language Scales III. Both screening methods had high specificity but only moderate sensitivity. The use of word combinations and parental concern provided relevant information on early language development. The results imply that it is important to take into consideration receptive language development in early screening.

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“…9–11 Performance on early language assessments is associated with language evaluations 1–3 years later. 12–14 Language delays can be highly detrimental to children’s development because language plays a critical role in learning and reading. 15, 16 Understanding the underlying processes associated with language skills may elucidate causes and shape treatments of language delays.…”

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Using Eye Movements to Assess Language Comprehension in Toddlers Born Preterm and Full Term

Loi

Marchman

Fernald

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The Journal of Pediatrics

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Objective To assess language skills in preterm and full term children using a standardized language test and eye-tracking methods. Study design Children born ≤32 weeks gestation (n = 44) were matched on sex and socioeconomic status to full term children (n = 44) and studied longitudinally. The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development- Third Edition (BSID-III) were administered at 18-months (corrected for prematurity as applicable). The Looking-While-Listening (LWL) task simultaneously presents two pictures and an auditory stimulus directing the child’s attention to one image. The pattern of eye movements reflects visual processing and the efficiency of language comprehension. PT children were evaluated on LWL three times between 18 and 24 months. FT children were evaluated at ages corresponding to chronological and corrected ages of their PT match. Results were compared between groups for the BSID-III and two LWL measures: accuracy (proportion of time looking at target) and reaction time (latency to shift gaze from distracter to target). Results PT children had lower BSID-III scores than FT children. PT children had poorer performance than FT children on LWL measures for chronological age but similar performance for corrected age. Accuracy and reaction time at 18 months corrected age displaced PT-FT group membership as significant predictors of BSID-III scores. Conclusions Performance and rate of change on language comprehension measures were similar in PT and FT compared at corrected age. Individual variation in language comprehension efficiency was a robust predictor of scores on a standardized language assessment in both groups.

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Do the early development of gestures and receptive and expressive language predict language skills at 5;0 in prematurely born very-low-birth-weight children?

Cited by 22 publications

References 29 publications

Developmental Dimensions in Preterm Infants During the 1st Year of Life: The Influence of Severity of Prematurity and Maternal Generalized Anxiety

Developmental Dimensions in Preterm Infants During the 1st Year of Life: The Influence of Severity of Prematurity and Maternal Generalized Anxiety

Screening language skills at 2;0

Using Eye Movements to Assess Language Comprehension in Toddlers Born Preterm and Full Term

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