Rx List Blog - Health News, Drugs Information » Children's Health http://rxlistblog.com Medications and prescription drug information for consumers and medical health professionals. Prescription drug information and news for professionals and consumers. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:04:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Early language problems may hinder adult literacy http://rxlistblog.com/early-language-problems-may-hinder-adult-literacy/ http://rxlistblog.com/early-language-problems-may-hinder-adult-literacy/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:39:01 +0000 admin http://www.health.am/ab/more/early-language-problems-may-hinder-adult-literacy/ Children with a limited vocabulary at the age of 5 may be at increased risk of poor literacy as adults, a study published Monday suggests.

UK researchers found that among more than 11,000 34-year-olds followed since childhood, those who had shown “very limited” language development at age 5 were at increased risk of low literacy.

As adults, one-third still showed a “poor grasp” of reading and writing skills, the researchers report in the journal Pediatrics.

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