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Educational outcomes in extremely preterm children : neuropsychological correlates and predictors of attainment
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Johnson, Samantha J., Wolke, Dieter, Hennessy, Enid M. and Marlow, Neil (2011) Educational outcomes in extremely preterm children : neuropsychological correlates and predictors of attainment. Developmental Neuropsychology, Vol.36 (No.1). pp. 74-95. doi:10.1080/87565641.2011.540541 ISSN 8756-5641.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2011.540541
Abstract
This study assessed the impact of extremely preterm birth on academic attainment at 11 years of
age, investigated neuropsychological antecedents of attainment in reading and mathematics, and
examined early predictors of educational outcomes. Children born extremely preterm had significantly
poorer academic attainment and a higher prevalence of learning difficulties than their term
peers. General cognitive ability and specific deficits in visuospatial skills or phoneme deletion at 6
years were predictive of mathematics and reading attainment at 11 years in both extremely preterm
and term children. Phonological processing, attention, and executive functions at 6 years were also
associated with academic attainment in children born extremely preterm. Furthermore, social factors,
neonatal factors (necrotizing enterocolitis, breech delivery, abnormal cerebral ultrasound, early
breast milk provision), and developmental factors at 30 months (head circumference, cognitive development),
were independent predictors of educational outcomes at 11 years. Neonatal complications
combined with assessments of early cognitive function provide moderate prediction for educational
outcomes in children born extremely preterm.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Premature infants, Prediction of scholastic success, Learning -- Physiological aspects | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Developmental Neuropsychology | ||||
Publisher: | Psychology Press | ||||
ISSN: | 8756-5641 | ||||
Official Date: | January 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.36 | ||||
Number: | No.1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 74-95 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/87565641.2011.540541 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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