Phonological Development in Very-Low-Birthweight Children: An Exploratory Study

Autor/inn/en	Van Noort-Van Der Spek, Inge L.; Franken, Marie-Christine J. P.; Wieringa, Marjan H.; Weisglas-Kuperus, Nynke
Titel	Phonological Development in Very-Low-Birthweight Children: An Exploratory Study
Quelle	In: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 52 (2010) 6, S.541-546 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1622
DOI	10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03507.x
Schlagwörter	Phonology; Premature Infants; Body Weight; At Risk Persons; Speech Impairments; Child Development; Comparative Analysis; Play; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Interaction; Cognitive Development; Psychomotor Skills; Language Acquisition; Speech Skills; Phonological Awareness; Mean Length of Utterance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fonologie; Frühgeburt; Körpergewicht; Risikogruppe; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Kindesentwicklung; Spiel; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Interaktion; Kognitive Entwicklung; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit
Abstract	Aim: Very-low-birthweight (VLBW; birthweight less than 1500g and/or gestational age less than 32wks) children are at risk for speech problems. However, there are few studies on speech development in VLBW children at an early age. The aim of this study was to investigate phonological development in 2-year-old VLBW children. Method: Twenty VLBW children without major neurosensory impairment (7 males, 13 females; mean birthweight 971g, SD 315; mean gestational age 28wks, SD 1.81) and 20 term children (7 males, 13 females; mean birthweight 3503g, SD 416; mean gestational age 40wks, SD 1.26) were compared on measures of phonological development derived from 20-minute spontaneous speech samples of standardized mother-child play interaction as well as on standardized tests of cognitive and psychomotor development, language, and behaviour. Results: VLBW children had significantly fewer acquired consonants (median 9, p = 0.02) and a significantly lower phonological mean length of utterance (pMLU; median 4.1, p less than 0.01) than term children (median acquired consonants 10, median pMLU 5.0). Interpretation: This study provides evidence for poor phonological development in even healthy VLBW children, compared with term-matched children, independent of their cognitive, psychomotor, and language development, and their behavioural functioning. (As Provided).
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