Journal article
Can Learning Disabilities in Children Who Were Extremely Low Birth Weight Be Identified at School Entry?
Abstract
This prospective study was designed to test the hypothesis that a significant proportion of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) children identified as "at risk" for school problems at age 5 years by the Florida Kindergarten Screening Battery (FKSB) will present with specific learning disability (LD) when retested at age 8 years. A regional cohort of 81 of 84 ELBW survivors born between 1980 and 1982 were reassessed at age 8 years by Wechsler …
Authors
SAIGAL S; SZATMARI P; ROSENBAUM P
Journal
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 356–362
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
October 1992
DOI
10.1097/00004703-199210010-00007
ISSN
0196-206X