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DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DELAY FROM THREE TO SEVEN YEARS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR LOW INTELLIGENCE AND READING DIFFICULTIES AT AGE SEVEN

Silva, Phil A., McGee, Rob, Williams, Sheila M.·1983·Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

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SUMMARY: A large sample of Dunedin (New Zealand) children was assessed at three, five and seven years to study the prevalence and stability of language delay, and to investigate the association between language delay at each age and low intelligence and reading problems at age seven. The prevalence of specific comprehension delay, specific expressive delay, and general language delay varied from 2.0 to 4.3 per cent. General language delays were the most stable. Every type of language delay at each age, particularly earlier, general and stable delay was associated with a significantly higher prevalence of low intelligence or reading difficulties at age seven than among the total sample. RÉSUMÉ: Etude longitudinale de la prévalence et de la stabilité du retard dévelopmental de langage de deux à sept ans et sa signification dans les scores faibles d'intelligence à sept ans et les difficultés de lecture Un échantillon important d'enfants de Dunedin, Nouvelle Zélande, a fait l'objet d'examens à trois, cinq et sept ans pour étudier la prévalence et la stabilité du retard de langage sur une période de quatre ans, pour rechercher une association entre le retard de langage à chaque âge et une faible intelligence et des problémes de lecture à sept ans. La prévalence d'un retard spécifique de compréhension, d'un retard spécifique d'expression et d'un retard de langage global variait de 2.0 à 4.3 pour cent; les retards globaux de langage étaient les plus stables. Chaque type de retard de langage pour chaque âge (particuliérement le retard précoce, global et stable) est apparu associéà une prévalence significativement plus élevée d'intelligence faible et de difficulté de lecture à l'âge de sept ans par comparaison avec l'échantillon global. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: Eine Kontrollstudie über Prävalenz und Sprachentwicklungsverzögerung im Alter von drei bis sieben Jahren und ihre Bedeutung für schwache Intelligenz und Leseschwäche im Alter von sieben Jahren Bei einer großen Gruppe von Kindern aus Dunedin (Neu Seeland) wurden Häufigkeit und Persistenz von Sprachverzögerungen über einen Zeitraum von vier Jahren in den Altersstufen drei, fünf und sieben untersucht. Ferner wurde nach einer Beziehung zwischen Sprachverzögerung in jeder Altersstufe, sowie Leseschwäche im Alter von sieben Jahren und schwacher Intelligenz geforscht. Die Häfigkeit bestimmter Verständnis‐und Ausdrucksschwierigkeiten und einer allgemeinen Sprachverzögerung lag zwischen 2.0 und 43 Prozent. Allgemeine Sprachverzögerungen blieben am längsten bestehen. Jede Sprachverzögerung in jeder Altersgruppe (insbesondere sehr frühe, allgemeine und andauernde Sprachverzögerungen) war im Vergleich zur Kontrollgruppe mit einer signifikant höheren Prävalenz von schwacher Intelligenz oder Leseschwäche im Alter von sieben Jahren verbunden. RESUMEN: Seguimiento de la prevalencia y estabilidad del retraso en el desarrollo del lenguaje de los tres a los siete años de edad y su significado con respecto a la baja inteligencia y dificultades de lectura a los siete años Una amplia muestra de niños de Dunedin (Nueva Zelanda) fue evaluada a las edades de tres, cinco y siete años de edad para estudiar la prevalencia y estabilidad del retraso del lenguaje a lo largo de un periodo de cuatro años para investigar la asociación entre el retraso en el lenguaje en cada edad y la baja inteligencia y probremas de lectura a la edad de siete años. La prevalencia de un retraso de comprension especifico, de un retraso especifico expresivo y de un retraso general en el lenguaje variaba entre el 2 y el 43 por ciento. Los retrasos generales del lenguaje eran los más estables. Cada tipo de retraso del lenguaje para cada edad (en particular el retraso de lenguaje precoz, general y estable) estaba asociado a una prevalencia signficativamente más alta de baja inteligencia o de dificultades de lectura a la edad de siete años en comparación con la prevalencia de la muestra.

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Authors
Silva, P. A., McGee, R., & Williams, S. M.
Venue
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1983-12
Volume
25
Issue
6
Pages
783-793
ISSN
  • 0012-1622 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8749
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178
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journal article
Language
en
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Silva, P. A., McGee, R., & Williams, S. M. (1983). DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DELAY FROM THREE TO SEVEN YEARS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR LOW INTELLIGENCE AND READING DIFFICULTIES AT AGE SEVEN. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.1983.tb13847.x

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