Speech impairment (speech sound disorder) is a high prevalence condition that responds
well to early intervention provided by speech-language pathologists (SLPs). However, not …

Social interactions can be a source of social stress for adolescents. Little is known about
how adolescents with developmental difficulties, such as specific language impairment …

Most of the children having Specific Language Impairment (SLI) exhibit pragmatic difficulties
that are often overlooked while their communication skills are being evaluated. Identifying …

Purpose The Renfrew Bus Story—North American Edition (RBS–NA; C. Glasgow & J.
Cowley, 1994) is widely used in clinical and research settings to determine children's …

Many children with speech, language and communication needs are educated in
mainstream schools. Current policy and practice includes training for school staff in …

The focus of this intervention programme is on enhancing the understanding and facilitating
the expression of a wide range of basic and relevant concepts, meanings and vocabulary …

Up to 16% of students in mainstream secondary schools present with language impairment
(LI). As with other learning difficulties, students with LI experience many academic, social …

What teachers know and how this knowledge figures in classroom practices has been of
enduring interest to governments, professional bodies and educational researchers for a …

Inclusive education has had a long history of support from research and policy, yet remains
controversial within some parent groups. Montréal parents of typically developing children …