A systematic review of the association between childhood speech impairment and participation across the lifespan

J McCormack, S McLeod, L McAllister… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Speech impairment of unknown origin is one of the most common communication
impairments in childhood. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify limitations in …

Voices of young people with a history of specific language impairment (SLI) in the first year of post‐16 education

O Palikara, G Lindsay, JE Dockrell - International journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Giving young people more and better opportunities to have their voices heard
is a key feature of current educational policy and research internationally and in the UK …

Speech and language therapists and teachers working together: Exploring the issues

S Baxter, C Brookes, K Bianchi… - Child Language …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Research suggests that there are benefits for children and staff from joint working between
speech and language therapists (SLTs) and teachers. However, differing models and a …

Working with Children with Specific Communication Disorders. A Professional Development Programme for Teachers.

M Cunningham, S Purdy, L Hand - Kairaranga, 2009 - kairaranga.ac.nz
Primary teacher training programmes in New Zealand do not provide training about specific
communication disorders (SCDs), despite prevalence of SCDs of approximately 7%. This …

An investigation into the effects of narrative discourse intervention supported by specialised software on the language skills of primary pupils with acquisition problems

DM Neylon - 2009 - researchrepository.ul.ie
This study investigated language acquisition in late talking boys between the ages of eight
and eleven. The main aim of this research was to investigate whether specialist software …