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Language, literacy, and mental health: Current progress
Leitão, S., Wilmot, A., Vanluydt, E., McArthur, G., Hill, L., Jackson, E., & Boyes, M. (2024). Language, literacy, and mental health: Current progress. LDA Bulletin, 56(2), 6-8.
Combining implicit and explicit intervention approaches to target grammar in young children with Developmental Language Disorder
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., & Leitão, S. (2018). Combining implicit and explicit intervention approaches to target grammar in young children with developmental language disorder. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 34(2), 171-189. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659017735392
A Novel Vocabulary Intervention for Poor Comprehenders: A single case study.
Kelso, K., Whitworth, A., & Leitão, S. (2022b). A Novel Vocabulary Intervention for Poor Comprehenders: A single case study. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology. 24(1), 36-43. Copyright ©2022 The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited.
Higher-level language strategy-based intervention for poor comprehenders.
Kelso, K., Whitworth A., & Leitão, S. (2022). Higher-level language strategy-based intervention for poor comprehenders: A pilot single case experimental design. Child Language, Teaching and Therapy. pp.1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/02656590211071003
Profiles of Oral and Reading Comprehension in Poor Comprehenders.
Kelso, K., Whitworth, A. & Leitão, S. (2021). Profiles of Oral and Reading Comprehension in Poor Comprehenders. Reading & Writing Quarterly. Epub ahead of print 29 Oct 2021: Copyright © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10573569.2021.1982432
Oral and written communication skills of adolescents with PAE.
Kippin, N. R., Leitão, S., Watkins, R., & Finlay-Jones, A. (2021). Oral and written communication skills of adolescents with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) compared with those with no/low PAE: A systematic review. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders.
Assessing poor comprehenders.
Kelso, K., Whitworth, A, & Leitão, S. (2021) Assessing poor comprehenders: A guide for teachers, Learning Disabilities Australia Bulletin 53, 22-25.
Book Chapter: Language and Literacy in the context of early life adversity.
Snow, P., Leitão, S. & Kippin, N. (2020). Language and Literacy in the context of early life adversity. In J. S. Damico, N. Müller , & M. J. Ball (Eds.), The handbook of language and speech disorders. 2nd Ed (pp. 266-285). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119606987.ch13
The oral and written narrative language skills of adolescent students in youth detention and the impact of language disorder.
Kippin, N. R., Leitão, S., Finlay-Jones, A., Baker, J., & Watkins, R. (2021). The oral and written narrative language skills of adolescent students in youth detention and the impact of language disorder. Journal of Communication Disorders, 90, 106088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2021.106088
Piloting ‘Clever Kids’.
Boyes, M. E., Leitão, S., Claessen, M., Dzidic, P., Badcock, N. A., & Nayton, M. (2021). Piloting ‘Clever Kids’: A randomized-controlled trial assessing feasibility, efficacy, and acceptability of a socioemotional well-being programme for children with dyslexia. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(3), 950-971.
Correlates of externalising and internalising problems in children with dyslexia.
Boyes, M. E., Leitão, S., Claessen, M., Badcock, N., & Nayton, M. (2020) Correlates of externalising and internalising problems in children with dyslexia: An analysis of data from clinical casefiles, Australian Psychologist, 55(1) 62-72, https://doi.org/10.1111/ap.12409
Hidden Reading Difficulties: Identifying Children Who Are Poor Comprehenders.
Kelso, K., Whitworth, A., Parsons, R., & Leitão, S. (2020). Hidden Reading Difficulties: Identifying Children Who Are Poor Comprehenders. Learning Disability Quarterly, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/0731948720961766
Developing accuracy and fluency in word reading skills.
Seiler, A., & Leitão, S. (2020). Developing accuracy and fluency in word reading skills, Learning Difficulties Australia Bulletin, 52 (1), 20-24.
Exploring the impact of living with dyslexia.
Claessen, M., Dzidic, P., Leitão, S., Nayton, M., & Boyes, M. E. (2020). Exploring the impact of living with dyslexia: The perspectives of educators, Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 25 (1) 51-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/19404158.2020.1734952
Mental health in adolescents with a history of DLD.
Kilpatrick, T. Leitão, S., & Boyes, M. E. (2019, Early On-line) Mental health in adolescents with a history of DLD: The moderating effect of bullying victimisation, Autism and Developmental Language Impairments. https://doi.org/10.1177/2396941519893313
WordDriver-1: evaluating the efficacy of an app-supported decoding intervention for children with reading impairment.
Seiler, A., Leitão, S., & Blosfelds, M. (2019). WordDriver-1: evaluating the efficacy of an app-supported decoding intervention for children with reading impairment, International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 54 (2), 189-202. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12388
Language diversity, language disorder, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder among youth sentenced to detention in WA.
Kippin, N. R., Leitão, S., Watkins, R., Finlay-Jones, A., Condon, C., Marriott, R., Mutch, R. C., & Bower, C. (2018). Language diversity, language disorder, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder among youth sentenced to detention in Western Australia. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2018.09.004
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and youth justice.
Bower, C., Watkins, R. E., Mutch, R. C., Marriott, R., Freeman, J., Kippin, N. R., Safe, B., Pestell, C., Cheung, C.S.C., Shield, H., Tarratt, L., Springall, A., Taylor, J., Walker, N., Agiro, E., Leitão, S., Hamilton, S., Condon, C., Passmore, H. M., & Giglia, R. (2018). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and youth justice: a prevalence study among young people sentenced to detention in Western Australia. BMJ open, 8(2), e019605. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/2/e019605
The effectiveness of a classroom based phonological awareness program for 4-5 year olds.
Kelly, C., Leitão, S., Smith-Lock, K & Heritage, B. (2019). The effectiveness of a classroom based phonological awareness program for 4-5 year olds. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 21(1) 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2017.1400589
Improving phonological awareness in parents of children at risk of literacy difficulties.
Boyes, M. E., Leitão, S., Claessen, M., Dzidic, P., Boyle, G., Perry, A., & Nayton, M. (2017). Improving phonological awareness in parents of children at risk of literacy difficulties: A preliminary evaluation of the Boost program. Frontiers in Education, 2:47. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2017.00047