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Litt, Jonathan; Taylor, H. Gerry; Klein, Nancy; Hack, Maureen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2005
This study examined achievement, neuropsychological, and intervention outcomes at a mean age of 11 years in children with very low birthweight (VLBW, < 1,500 g) compared with a term-born control group. To assess the prevalence and correlates of specific learning disabilities (LD), the sample was limited to children without neurosensory disorders…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Incidence, Intelligence Quotient, Control Groups
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Taylor, H. Gerry; Klein, Nancy; Minich, Nori M.; Hack, Maureen – Child Development, 2000
Compared outcomes of middle-school-age children born at very low (less than 750-g) or low birthweights (750 to 1,499-g) and full-term. Found that the very-low-weight group fared less well at school age than the low weight and term groups on cognitive functioning, achievement, behavior, and academic performance. Those without neurosensory disorders…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), At Risk Persons, Birth Weight