preschool children

(Ohio State University) Preschool children with relatively poor language skills improve more if they are placed in classrooms with high-achieving students, a new study found.

Researchers found that children with relatively poor language skills either didn't improve over the course of one academic year, or actually lost ground in development of language skills, when they were placed with other low-achieving students.

(Deutsches Aerzteblatt International) In his article in the current issue of Deutsches Aerzteblatt International, Wolf A.

Lagrèze examines whether or not childhood screening for vision disorders in preschool children is worthwhile.

MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- A New York health department program designed to identify preschool children with asthma has shown that children with the condition are often underprescribed, even when they're being treated, a researcher said here.

(University of Washington) Pacifier, bottle and finger sucking may be detrimental to a baby's speech development if the habit goes on too long.

Persistence of these habits is now associated with an increased risk of speech disorders in preschool children. The children are more likely to have difficulty producing certain word sounds and to simplify their pronunciation.