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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Joffe, Victoria L.; Black, Emma – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2012
Purpose: Adolescence is a time of transition when young people with language difficulties are at increased risk of experiencing social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties (SEBD). Most studies of social, emotional, and behavioral functioning (SEBF) in individuals with language difficulties focus on children with a clinical diagnosis of language…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Interpersonal Relationship
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Starling, Julia; Munro, Natalie; Togher, Leanne; Arciuli, Joanne – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2012
Purpose: This study evaluated the efficacy of a collaborative intervention where a speech-language pathologist (SLP) trained mainstream secondary school teachers to make modifications to their oral and written instructional language. The trained teachers' uptake of techniques in their whole-class teaching practices and the impact this had on the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Usage, Oral Language
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Snow, Pamela C.; Powell, Martine B.; Sanger, Dixie D. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2012
Purpose: This paper highlights the forensic implications of language impairment in 2 key (and overlapping) groups of young people: identified victims of maltreatment (abuse and/or neglect) and young offenders. Method: Two lines of research pertaining to oral language competence and young people's interface with the law are considered: 1 regarding…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Competence, Language Impairments, Crime
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Conti-Ramsden, Gina; Durkin, Kevin – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2012
Purpose: This study examined the postschool educational and employment experiences of young people with and without specific language impairment (SLI). Method: Nineteen-year-olds with (n = 50) and without (n = 50) SLI were interviewed on their education and employment experiences since finishing compulsory secondary education. Results: On average,…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Young Adults, Educational Experience, Employment Experience
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Clegg, Judy; Ansorge, Lydia; Stackhouse, Joy; Donlan, Chris – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2012
Purpose: This study identifies the outcomes and documents the longitudinal life experiences of adults who attended a specialist residential school for children with pervasive and complex developmental communication impairments. Method: Semistructured interviews were carried out with 26 adult ex-pupils who had attended the school and the parents of…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Adults, Parents
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Gillam, Sandra Laing; Gillam, Ronald B.; Reece, Kellie – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this early efficacy study (Fey & Finestack, 2009) was to determine whether a new contextualized language intervention (CLI) or an existing decontextualized language intervention (DLI) resulted in greater changes in children's language and narration in comparison to a no-treatment condition (CON). Method: Sixteen children…
Descriptors: Children, Language Acquisition, Intervention, Sentences
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Crais, Elizabeth R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: This article is a condensation of the recent American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) document entitled "Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists in Early Intervention: Guidelines" (ASHA, 2008). The article presents information on recommended and evidence-based practices related to the screening, evaluation,…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Infants, Speech Language Pathology, Communication Disorders
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Woods, Juliann J.; Wilcox, M. Jeanne; Friedman, Mollie; Murch, Trudi – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: This article presents current information on recommended practices related to the delivery of early intervention (EI) supports and services to infants and toddlers with, or at risk for, communication deficits and their families. Method: The focus is on presenting the changing paradigm for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in EI…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Infants, Toddlers, Communication Disorders
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Baker, Elise; McLeod, Sharynne – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: This article provides a comprehensive narrative review of intervention studies for children with speech sound disorders (SSD). Its companion paper (Baker & McLeod, 2011) provides a tutorial and clinical example of how speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can engage in evidence-based practice (EBP) for this clinical population. Method:…
Descriptors: Evidence, Research Design, Intervention, Speech Language Pathology
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Baker, Elise; McLeod, Sharynne – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: This article provides both a tutorial and a clinical example of how speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can conduct evidence-based practice (EBP) when working with children with speech sound disorders (SSDs). It is a companion paper to the narrative review of 134 intervention studies for children who have an SSD (Baker & McLeod, 2011).…
Descriptors: Expertise, Evidence, Intervention, Speech Language Pathology
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Boudreau, Donna; Costanza-Smith, Amy – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: To review research addressing the relationship of working memory (WM) to language development and academic functioning and to consider the role of the speech-language pathologist (SLP) in assessment and intervention of WM difficulties in school-age children. Method: Aspects of WM critical to language acquisition and academic success are…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Language Impairments, Economically Disadvantaged
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Gorman, Brenda K.; Fiestas, Christine E.; Pena, Elizabeth D.; Clark, Maya Reynolds – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of culture on the creative and stylistic features children employ when producing narratives based on wordless picture books. Method: Participants included 60 first- and second-grade African American, Latino American, and Caucasian children. A subset of narratives based on wordless…
Descriptors: African American Children, Picture Books, Paralinguistics, Fantasy
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Westerveld, Marleen F.; Moran, Catherine A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: This research investigated the expository language skills of young school-age children with the ultimate aim of obtaining normative data for clinical practice. Specifically, this study examined (a) the level of expository language performance of 6- and 7-year-old children with typical development and (b) age-related differences between…
Descriptors: Age, Grammar, Program Effectiveness, Language Skills
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Hutchins, Tiffany L.; Gerety, Katherine W.; Mulligan, Moira – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: This study (a) gathered information about the kinds of dysphagia management services school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) provide, (b) examined the attitudes of SLPs related to dysphagia management, (c) compared the responses of SLPs on the basis of their experience working in a medical setting, and (d) investigated the…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Accounting, Eating Habits, Disabilities
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Danhauer, Jeffrey L.; Johnson, Carole E.; Caudle, Abby T. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: Ear infections are prevalent in kindergarten through 3rd-grade (K-3rd) children and can affect their performance at school. Chewing gum, when administered by parents and teachers, can help prevent ear infections in children. This pilot study surveyed K-3rd-grade teachers in the Santa Barbara School Districts to assess their knowledge…
Descriptors: Prevention, Quality of Life, Diseases, Human Body
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