Cognitive factors contributing to spelling performance in children with prenatal alcohol exposure.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with impaired school functioning. Spelling performance has not been comprehensively evaluated. We examined whether children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure demonstrate deficits in spelling and related abilities, including reading, and tested whether there are unique underlying mechanisms for observed deficits in this population.

Method

Ninety-six school-age children made up 2 groups: children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure (AE, n = 49) and control children (CON, n = 47). Children completed select subtests from the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-Second Edition and the NEPSY-II. Group differences and relations between spelling and theoretically related cognitive variables were evaluated using multivariate

SUBMITTER: Glass L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4522410 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature