Supporting culturally and linguistically diverse children with speech, language and communication needs: Overarching principles, individual approaches

S Verdon, S McLeod, S Wong - Journal of communication disorders, 2015 - Elsevier
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are working with an increasing number of families
from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds as the world's population continues to …

Practitioner review: Social (pragmatic) communication disorder conceptualization, evidence and clinical implications

CF Norbury - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background DSM‐5 sees the introduction of Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
(SPCD), characterized by persistent difficulties using verbal and nonverbal communication …

Language development, delay and intervention—the views of parents from communities that speech and language therapy managers in England consider to be under …

J Marshall, S Harding… - International journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Evidence‐based practice includes research evidence, clinical expertise and
stakeholder perspectives. Stakeholder perspectives are important and include parental …

Child speech, language and communication need re‐examined in a public health context: a new direction for the speech and language therapy profession

J Law, S Reilly, PC Snow - International Journal of Language & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Historically speech and language therapy services for children have been
framed within a rehabilitative framework with explicit assumptions made about providing …

An examination of how speech and language therapists assess and diagnose children with specific language impairment in Ireland

R Lyons, M Byrne, T Corry, L Lalor… - … journal of speech …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Three criteria for diagnosing specific language impairment (SLI) are defined in the literature:
exclusionary definitions, inclusionary definitions, and qualitative markers. However, the …

Reconceptualizing practice with multilingual children with speech sound disorders: People, practicalities and policy

S Verdon, S McLeod, S Wong - International journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background The speech and language therapy profession is required to provide services to
increasingly multilingual caseloads. Much international research has focused on the …

Language, achievement, and cognitive processing in psychiatrically disturbed children with previously identified and unsuspected language impairments

NJ Cohen, MA Barwick, NB Horodezky… - Journal of Child …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the language, achievement, and cognitive characteristics of 380
children, aged 7 to 14 years, consecutively referred to child psychiatric services. Among …

Evidence‐based pathways to intervention for children with language disorders

SH Ebbels, E McCartney, V Slonims… - … journal of language …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Paediatric speech and language therapist (SLT) roles often involve planning
individualized intervention for specific children, working collaboratively with families and …

Integrating external evidence of intervention effectiveness with both practice and the parent perspective: development of 'What Works' for speech, language, and …

J Law, S Roulstone, G Lindsay - Developmental Medicine & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of the study was to develop an ecologically valid synthesis of the evidence
underpinning interventions for children with speech, language, and communication needs …

A needs analysis for the provision of a speech and language therapy service to adults with mental health disorders

I Walsh, J Regan, R Sowman, B Parsons… - Irish Journal of …, 2007 - cambridge.org
Objectives: To examine a sample of adults with mental health disorders attending at an area
psychiatric service, for the presence of impairments in language, communication and …