Associations between Language at 2 Years and Literacy Skills at 7 Years in Preterm Children Born at Very Early Gestational Age and/or with Very Low Birth Weight
Eveliina Joensuu,
Petriina Munck,
Sirkku Setänen,
Jari Lipsanen,
Mira Huhtala,
Helena Lapinleimu,
Suvi K. J. Stolt
Affiliations
Eveliina Joensuu
Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Petriina Munck
Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Sirkku Setänen
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, 20014 Turku, Finland
Jari Lipsanen
Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Mira Huhtala
Oncology and Radiotherapy, Turku University Hospital, 20014 Turku, Finland
Helena Lapinleimu
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, 20014 Turku, Finland
Suvi K. J. Stolt
Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Preterm children (born r-values varied between 0.29 and 0.43, p p p < 0.001). Findings provide support for the continuum between very early language development and later language ability, in the domain of literacy skills in preterm children.
