Journal article
Language outcomes at 7 years: Early predictors and co-occurring difficulties
C McKean, S Reilly, EL Bavin, L Bretherton, E Cini, L Conway, F Cook, P Eadie, M Prior, M Wake, F Mensah
Pediatrics | AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS | Published : 2017
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine at 7 years the language abilities of children, the salience of early life factors and language scores as predictors of language outcome, and co-occurring difficulties METHODS: A longitudinal cohort study of 1910 infants recruited at age 8 to 10 months. Exposures included early life factors (sex, prematurity, birth weight/order, twin birth, socioeconomic status, non-English speaking background, family history of speech/ language difficulties); maternal factors (mental health, vocabulary, education, and age); and child language ability at 2 and 4 years. Outcomes were 7-year standardized receptive or expressive language scores (low language: ≥1.25 SD below the mean), and c..
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Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Child Language
Awarded by NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship
Awarded by NHMRC
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by project grants 237106, 9436958, and 1041947 from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council and small grants from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University. Dr McKean's postdoctoral position was funded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Child Language (1023493). Professor Wake was supported by NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship 1046518; Dr Mensah by NHMRC Early Career Fellowship 1037449 and Career Development Fellowship 1111160; and Professor Reilly by NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship 491210. Research at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The funding organizations are independent of all researchers and had no role in the design and conduct of the study; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; in the decision to submit the article for publication; or in the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.