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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. 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
Subjects:	R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
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
Date:	January 2011
Volume:	Vol.36
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	pp. 74-95
Identification Number:	10.1080/87565641.2011.540541
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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