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Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2000, pp. 15-18
© 2000 Society of Pediatric Psychology

Otitis Media: Precursor of Delayed Reading

Joan S. Kindig, EdD and Herbert C. Richards, PhD

University of Virginia

All correspondence should be sent to Joan Kindig, 405 Emmet St., 123 Ruffner Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-2495. E-mail: jsk7n{at}virginia. edu .

Objective: To investigate the connection between otitis media in the language acquisition years and the occurrence of delayed reading between the ages of 8 and 10.

Method: Participants were 40 children, half of whom had a history of otitis media between the ages of birth and three years and half who were free of the disease. These children, now ages 8-10, were tested with the WISC-R and a variety of reading measures.

Results: Children with a history of otitis media scored over a year below grade level in reading and significantly below controls on a variety of literacy measures as well as on the Verbal Comprehension factor on the WISC-R.

Conclusions: Children with early onset otitis media (birth to three years) tend to be at greater risk for delayed reading than age-matched controls.

Key words: otitis media; language acquisition; literacy; reading.


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