This paper is based on a study by Joffe and Pring (2008) which investigated assessment
and therapy methods used by Speech Language Therapists (SLTs) in the United Kingdom …

Three criteria for diagnosing specific language impairment (SLI) are defined in the literature:
exclusionary definitions, inclusionary definitions, and qualitative markers. However, the …

Children with specific speech and language difficulties (SSLD) 1 have a primary language
problem. That is, the problem is not attributable to other factors, eg a significant hearing loss …

Background: Children with specific speech and language difficulties (SSLD) pose a
challenge to the education system, and to speech and language therapists who support …

Services for children with speech and language needs in England and Wales are in a period
of change. The context is subject to major systemic pressures deriving from government …

A survey of 231 Australian speech-language pathologists (SLPs) was undertaken to
describe practices regarding assessment, analysis, target selection, intervention, and …

Children and young people with speech, language and communication needs raise
considerable challenges for professionals in terms of both the identification and nature of …

Children with speech sound disorders (SSD) represent a large number of speech and
language therapists' caseloads. The intervention with children who have SSD can involve …

Background: A randomized controlled trial was conducted of a whole‐service cohort of
children referred to the Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service of Middlesbrough …

ABSTRACT English is one of eleven official languages in South Africa, but there is limited
information on children's acquisition of English and other languages in this context. This …