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Long‐term Outcomes for Children with Early Language Problems: Beating the Odds
Author(s) -
Parsons Samantha,
Schoon Ingrid,
Rush Robert,
Law James
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00274.x
Subject(s) - remedial education , odds , developmental psychology , language development , psychology , receptive language , cohort , term (time) , reading (process) , medicine , mathematics education , logistic regression , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics , philosophy , vocabulary
Using the 1970 British Cohort Study, this study examines factors promoting positive language development and subsequent successful education and employment transitions among children showing early receptive language problems (age 5). We find that 61 per cent of children with early receptive language problems develop into competent readers by age 10. Factors promoting positive language development include parental support and more importantly a good school environment, characterised by only few children receiving remedial help. Post‐16 education and employment experiences indicated competent reading to be associated with a less challenging journey into adulthood. Findings are discussed in terms of their policy implications.