Predicting language performances after preterm birth is challenging. It is described in the
literature that early exposure to the extrauterine environment can be either detrimental or …

Preterm birth is characterized by multiple interacting atypical constraints affecting different
aspects of neuropsychological development. In the first years of life, perceptual, motor, and …

Theories of reading comprehension have widely predicted a role for syntactic skills, or the
ability to understand and manipulate the structure of a sentence. Yet, these theories are …

BACKGROUND: Although premature birth is associated with lags in language acquisition, it
is unclear whether preterms exhibit an elevated risk for language impairment (LI). This study …

The present study involved a systematic longitudinal analysis, with three points of
assessment in the second year of life, of gestures/actions, word comprehension, and word …

Survival rate of extremely low gestational age (ELGA) newborns has increased over 80% in
the last 15 years, but its consequences on the short-and longer-term developmental …

Aim Children born preterm (at≤ 32wks) are at risk of develo** deficits in reading ability.
This meta‐analysis aims to determine whether or not school‐aged preterm children perform …

BACKGROUND: Very preterm adolescents display persistent deficits in neuropsychological
functions. OBJECTIVE: To compare cognitive and language outcomes at 16 years and …

BACKGROUND: Since preterm birth is associated with a constellation of pre-, peri-and post-
natal risk factors, we hypothesised that prematurity may continue to impact the development …

OBJECTIVE: To examine performance in preschool and academic skills in very preterm
(gestational age≤ 30 weeks) and term-born comparison children aged 4 to 12 years …