TY - JOUR
T1 - Early middle ear effusion and language at age seven
AU - Johnson, Dale L.
AU - McCormick, David P.
AU - Baldwin, Constance D.
N1 - Funding Information:
The project was largely funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, grant HD20988. Mary J. Owen, MD and Virgil M. Howie, MD, initiated and carried out the planning, data collection, and early data analyses for this project. Joan Akerss, Ph.D. assisted in designing the language study. We thank data collectors Beverly Haas, Dawn Hedgpeth, William Norwood, Carolyn Cunningham, Jennie Dagerath, Kay Whitfield, Stephen Lee, Karen Merkel, Jan Cross, and Sharon Mohr-Sperduti. In addition. we are grateful to Heidi Sperger for data entry and Rosina Cobbs for managing the data collection process.
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - This study examined the relation of middle ear effusion (MEE) in the first 3 years of life to language outcomes at age seven. It was hypothesized, on the basis of a literature review, that (1) a low, but positive relation between early MEE and language measures in general will be observed at age seven, and (2) major effects will be demonstrated for measures of articulation and phonological sensitivity. MEE was assessed as days with bilateral MEE and episodes of MEE. Three measures of language status were used: the Test of Auditory Analysis Skill (TAAS [Rosner, J. (1975). TAAS: Test of Auditory Analysis Skill. Novato, CA: Academic Therapy Publications]), Goldman-Fristoe Articulation Test, Sounds in Words and Sounds in Sentences (GFAT [Goldman, R., & Fristoe, M. (1986). Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service]), and the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-revised (CELF-R [Semel, E. M., Wiig, E. H., & Secord, W. (1987). CELF: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Revised. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich]). The sample included 179 children who were heterogeneous for SES and ethnicity. There were no significant correlations for MEE and language measures. These negative results were sustained when multiple regression was used with controls for socioeconomic status and quality of the home environment. Learning outcomes: We conclude that early MEE may not pose a threat to language development in the early school years.
AB - This study examined the relation of middle ear effusion (MEE) in the first 3 years of life to language outcomes at age seven. It was hypothesized, on the basis of a literature review, that (1) a low, but positive relation between early MEE and language measures in general will be observed at age seven, and (2) major effects will be demonstrated for measures of articulation and phonological sensitivity. MEE was assessed as days with bilateral MEE and episodes of MEE. Three measures of language status were used: the Test of Auditory Analysis Skill (TAAS [Rosner, J. (1975). TAAS: Test of Auditory Analysis Skill. Novato, CA: Academic Therapy Publications]), Goldman-Fristoe Articulation Test, Sounds in Words and Sounds in Sentences (GFAT [Goldman, R., & Fristoe, M. (1986). Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service]), and the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-revised (CELF-R [Semel, E. M., Wiig, E. H., & Secord, W. (1987). CELF: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Revised. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich]). The sample included 179 children who were heterogeneous for SES and ethnicity. There were no significant correlations for MEE and language measures. These negative results were sustained when multiple regression was used with controls for socioeconomic status and quality of the home environment. Learning outcomes: We conclude that early MEE may not pose a threat to language development in the early school years.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2007.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2007.03.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 17418231
AN - SCOPUS:36849029863
SN - 0021-9924
VL - 41
SP - 20
EP - 32
JO - Journal of Communication Disorders
JF - Journal of Communication Disorders
IS - 1
ER -