Predicting changes in language skills between 2 and 3 years in the EDEN mother-child cohort.

ABSTRACT: Objective. To examine the factors predicting changes in language skills between 2 and 3 years. Methods. By using longitudinal data concerning 1002 children from the EDEN study, linear regression was used to predict 3-year language performance from 2-year language performance and the risk factors associated with language delays. Logistic regressions were performed to examine two change trajectories: children who fall below the 10th percentile of language skills between 2 and 3 years (declining trajectory), and those who rose above the 10th percentile (resilient trajectory). Results. The final linear model accounted for 43% of the variance in 3-year language scores, with 2-year language scores accounting for 22%. Exposure to alcohol during pregnancy, earlier birth term, lower level of parent

SUBMITTER: Peyre H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3976115 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature