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  • Title: A longitudinal study of reading skills among very-low-birthweight children: is there a catch-up?
    Author: Samuelsson S, Finnström O, Flodmark O, Gäddlin PO, Leijon I, Wadsby M.
    Journal: J Pediatr Psychol; 2006 Oct; 31(9):967-77. PubMed ID: 16510770.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To examine the development of reading skills among very-low-birthweight (VLBW) children and to what extent reading difficulties at 9 years of age persist unchanged, are attenuated, or are enhanced at 15 years of age. METHODS: Fifty-six VLBW and 52 normal birthweight (NBW) children were assessed on word decoding, word recognition, and reading comprehension at 9 and 15 years of age. RESULTS: VLBW children showed deficits in reading skill at 9 years of age, while most differences obtained at 15 years of age did not reach significance. VLBW children improved their reading comprehension between 9 and 15 years of age more than NBW children, and when controlling for individual differences in IQ, VLBW children improved both their reading comprehension and word-recognition skill. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that VLBW children display positive changes over time in reading skills.
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