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Comparative Study
. 2010 Mar;35(2):199-208.
doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp047. Epub 2009 Jun 9.

Reading in children with orofacial clefts versus controls

Brent R Collett  1 , Marni Stott-Miller, Kathleen A Kapp-Simon, Michael L Cunningham, Matthew L Speltz
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Comparative Study

Reading in children with orofacial clefts versus controls

Brent R Collett et al. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: To examine reading and related skills in children with and without orofacial clefts.

Methods: Forty-two children with orofacial clefts were recruited from an urban craniofacial center. A demographically similar sample of 43 children without clefts was recruited using community advertisements and a research registry. Participants completed assessments of basic reading, phonological awareness, phonological memory, reading fluency, and rapid naming. Parents completed a semi-structured interview regarding educational and medical history.

Results: Children with clefts scored significantly lower than controls on measures of basic reading, phonological memory, and reading fluency.

Conclusions: This is one of the first studies of reading in children with orofacial clefts to include a control sample. The findings suggest that children with clefts are less adept readers than demographically matched peers without clefts, supporting the need to monitor academic achievement in this population.

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