Indicadores cognitivos, lingüísticos, comportamentais e acadêmicos de pré-escolares nascidos pré-termo e a termo

this study compared the development of 5 years old premature and low weight born children, with full term born children of the same age. the following indicators were evaluated: academic (iar), behavioral (cbcl-1？-5 years), language (lave-expressive, tvip-receptive) and cognitive (columbia, raven-mpc and catm). the sample consisted of 34 children: 17 premature and low weight born children (<37 weeks' gestation), and 17 full-term born children who weighed >2.500g as newborns. the premature children showed a lower performance on academic, expressive language, behavioral and cognitive areas (columbia and catm: cognitive operations and facilitating behaviors). the study confirmed other studies indicating that premature children can present more problems in the course of their development than full term born children.