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Planning Intervention Using Dynamic Assessments: A Case Study
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Hasson, Natalie; Dodd, Barbara – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2014
Dynamic assessments (DA) of language have been shown to be a useful addition to the battery of tests used to diagnose language impairments in children, and to evaluate their skills. The current article explores the value of the information gained from a DA in planning intervention for a child with language impairment. A single case study was used…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Evaluation Methods, Speech Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
Discriminating Disorder from Difference Using Dynamic Assessment with Bilingual Children
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Hasson, Natalie; Camilleri, Bernard; Jones, Caroline; Smith, Jodie; Dodd, Barbara – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2013
The DAPPLE (Dynamic Assessment of Preschoolers' Proficiency in Learning English) is currently being developed in response to a clinical need. Children exposed to English as an additional language may be referred to speech and language therapy because their proficiency in English is not the same as their monolingual peers. Some, but not all, of…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Speech Therapy, Phonology, Bilingualism
A Diagnostic Challenge: Language Difficulties and Hearing Impairment in a Secondary-School Student from a Non-English-Speaking Background
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Murphy, Judith; Dodd, Barbara – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2010
Children who have sensory, cognitive or oromotor deficits, or come from a bilingual-speaking background are currently excluded from the diagnosis of specific language impairment (SLI). Emerging evidence, however, suggests that at least 7% of all children have language learning difficulties, irrespective of other diagnoses or language learning…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Speech Communication, Language Impairments, Hearing Impairments
Effectiveness of an Integrated Phonological Awareness Approach for Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)
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McNeill, Brigid C.; Gillon, Gail T.; Dodd, Barbara – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2009
This study investigated the effectiveness of an integrated phonological awareness approach for children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Change in speech, phonological awareness, letter knowledge, word decoding, and spelling skills were examined. A controlled multiple single-subject design was employed. Twelve children aged 4-7 years with…
Descriptors: Spelling, Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, Children
Cognitive Flexibility in Children with and without Speech Disorder
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Crosbie, Sharon; Holm, Alison; Dodd, Barbara – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2009
Most children's speech difficulties are "functional" (i.e. no known sensory, motor or intellectual deficits). Speech disorder may, however, be associated with cognitive deficits considered core abilities in executive function: rule abstraction and cognitive flexibility. The study compares the rule abstraction and cognitive flexibility of children…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Comparative Analysis, Preschool Children, Cognitive Processes
Evaluation of Core Vocabulary Intervention for Treatment of Inconsistent Phonological Disorder: Three Treatment Case Studies
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McIntosh, Beth; Dodd, Barbara – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2009
Children with unintelligible speech differ in severity, underlying deficit, type of surface error patterns and response to treatment. Detailed treatment case studies, evaluating specific intervention protocols for particular diagnostic groups, can identify best practice for children with speech disorder. Three treatment case studies evaluated the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Intervention, Phonology, Error Patterns
Evaluation of Core Vocabulary Intervention for Treatment of Inconsistent Phonological Disorder: Three Treatment Case Studies
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McIntosh, Beth; Dodd, Barbara – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2008
Children with unintelligible speech differ in severity, underlying deficit, type of surface error patterns and response to treatment. Detailed treatment case studies, evaluating specific intervention protocols for particular diagnostic groups, can identify best practice for children with speech disorder. Three treatment case studies evaluated the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Intervention, Phonology, Error Patterns
Enhancing the Phonological Awareness and Language Skills of Socially Disadvantaged Preschoolers: An Interdisciplinary Programme
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McIntosh, Beth; Crosbie, Sharon; Holm, Alison; Dodd, Barbara; Thomas, Sian – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2007
The research reported investigated the efficacy of intervention, developed by a speech-language therapist and implemented by a teacher, for the language and phonological awareness (PA) abilities of pre-school, socially disadvantaged children. One study established that children from low socio-economic (SES) backgrounds had poorer skills on both…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Reading Skills