This study investigated predictors of decisions made by speech and language therapists
(SLTs) to offer intervention for pre-school children and the children's outcomes relative to …

The aim was to investigate consensus between speech and language therapists (SLT)
during the initial assessment of preschool children. A multimethod design was used. The …

Background: Clinicians in the UK rely mainly on informal observations and structured and
semi‐structured tasks rather than standardized testing in their assessments of pre‐school …

Background: The majority of speech and language therapists (SLTs) work with children who
have speech, language and communication needs. There is limited information about their …

Background Extensive variation in the terminology used for paediatric diagnoses across the
speech and language therapy research literature is an internationally recognized problem …

This evaluation was undertaken as part of a UK-wide multidisciplinary audit of services to
preschool children with speech and language difficulties. Information was collected via …

This is the second edition of Speech and Language Therapy: the decision-making process
when working with children. Following the success of the first edition it has been completely …

Background: Parental and speech and language therapist (SLT) explanatory models may
affect engagement with speech and language therapy, but there has been dearth of …

Today, speech and language therapists working with the pre-school population routinely
involve parents in their children's treatment programmes. Also, there is increasing …

This paper will present the preliminary findings of a national Royal College of Speech and
Language Therapists audit of speech and language therapy and health visiting services to …