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Smith, Jamie Mahurin; DeThorne, Laura Segebart; Logan, Jessica A. R.; Channell, Ron W.; Petrill, Stephen A. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2014
Purpose: The existing literature on language outcomes in children born prematurely focuses almost exclusively on standardized test scores rather than discourse-level abilities. The authors of this study looked longitudinally at school-age language outcomes and potential moderating variables for a group of twins born prematurely versus a control…
Descriptors: Premature Infants, Language Skills, Longitudinal Studies, Twins
Ayers, Sharonda C. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The benefits of college education are extensive. In addition to the obvious cognitive advantages, those who obtain a college education experience economic, health, family and neighborhood benefits. These benefits are felt not only within the generation of the individual who completed their degree; but inter-generationally as well. The ability to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Academic Persistence, Achievement Need