Purpose We sought to identify factors predictive of or associated with receipt of
speech/language services during early childhood. We did so by analyzing data from the …

Method Data are presented for a nationally representative sample of 4,983 children
participating in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (described in McLeod & …

Purpose The aim of the study was to provide an overview of population science as applied
to speech and language disorders, illustrate data sources, and advance a research agenda …

The aim of this study was to follow-up prospectively a cohort of preschool children originally
recruited from successive referrals to speech and language therapy community clinics and …

Purpose In this study, the authors determined adolescent speech, language, and literacy
outcomes of individuals with histories of early childhood speech sound disorders (SSD) with …

We estimate the prevalence of speech delay (LD Shriberg, D. Austin, BA Lewis, JL
McSweeny, & DL Wilson, 1997b) in the United States on the basis of findings from a …

Purpose Speech-language pathologists' clinical decision making and consideration of
eligibility for services rely on quality evidence, including information about consonant …

Purpose This article focuses on using currently available data to assist speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) in making decisions regarding a child's eligibility and considerations for …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE. Fifty-five million Americans speak a non-English primary
language at home, but little is known about health disparities for children in non-English …

Background: Increasing evidence suggests that childhood language problems persist into
early adulthood. Nevertheless, little is known about how individual and environmental …