The first three papers in this issue are based upon papers presented to a symposium that we
organized at the 7th European Congress of Psychology, in London, July 2001. They were …

… a critical disability’s perspective, methods of discerning differences from disorders do not
liberate the speech-language … They do not challenge the fact that speech-language support …

… More recently in my own work, I have attempted to attain an overview of the practice of
speech-language pathology from a critical perspective (Ferguson, Citation2008b). …

… In this study, we employ critical discourse analysis (CDA) to examine how color-blind
racism, specifically the enactment of racially coded expectations within SLHS professional …

… The therapeutic focus Ehren proposes as a guideline for role definition as a school-based
speech-language pathologist is viewed as critical for effective services. However, a potential …

… The impetus for this study was the high number of referrals that speechlanguage therapists
(… language provides a critical foundation for the development of reading and written language…

… corresponding apparatus to govern speech. We suggest, building on and supplementing
the recent work on dysfluency within critical disability studies,1 that a critical history is required …

… links between early receptive and expressive oral language competence on the one hand
and … language and literacy success: teachers and speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Oral …

… As depicted in the concept map, problem-based learning, critical thinking, … in speech-language
pathology education. While problem-based learning emphasizes critical thinking, critical …

… ; we present a set of critical questions, some of which may be uncomfortable, that promote
listening to and acting upon the perspectives of children and young people with SLCN. …