Linguistic features in children born very preterm at preschool age
- Guarini, Annalisa
- Marini, Andrea
- Savini, Silvia
- Alessandroni, Rosina
- Faldella, Giacomo
- Sansavini, Alessandra
DOIAbstract
AIM This cross-sectional study focused on the effect of very preterm (VPT) birth on language development by analysing phonological, lexical, grammatical, and pragmatic skills and assessing the role of cognitive and memory skills. METHOD Sixty children (29 males, 31 females) born VPT (<32wks) aged 5 years were compared with 60 children with typical development. The linguistic assessment was performed by administering a battery of Italian tests for the evaluation of language; cognitive and memory skills were assessed by Raven\u2019s coloured progressive matrices and digit span subtest (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children [WISC-III]). RESULTS Children born VPT showed delays in lexical (comprehension: z-score difference 1.18; 95% confidenc...
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