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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.
Word learning and verbal working memory in children with developmental language disorder.
Jackson, E., Leitão, S., Claessen, M. & Boyes, M. E. (2021) Word learning and verbal working memory in children with developmental language disorder, Autism and Developmental Language Impairments, Early on-line. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969415211004109
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.
Working, Declarative, and Procedural Memory in Children with Developmental Language Disorder.
Jackson, E., Leitão, S., Claessen, M., & Boyes, M. (2020). Working, Declarative, and Procedural Memory in Children with Developmental Language Disorder. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63(12), 4162-4178. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00135
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
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
Profiling variability and development of spoken discourse in mainstream adolescents.
Hill, E., Claessen, M., Whitworth, A., & Boyes, M. (2020). Profiling variability and development of spoken discourse in mainstream adolescents. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2020.1731607
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
The evaluation of word learning abilities in people with developmental language disorder.
Jackson, E., Leitão, S., Claessen, M. & Boyes, M. E. (2019) The evaluation of word learning abilities in people with developmental language disorder: A scoping review, impairment International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 54 (5), 742-755. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12490
Fast mapping short and long words.
Jackson, E., Leitão, S., Claessen, M. & Boyes, M. E. (2019) Fast mapping short and long words: Examining the influence of phonological short-term memory and receptive vocabulary in children with developmental language disorder, Journal of Communication Disorders, 79, 11-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2019.02.001
Discourse and cognition in speakers with acquired brain injury.
Hill, E., Claessen, M., Whitworth, A., Boyes, M., and Ward, R. (2018). Discourse and cognition in speakers with acquired brain injury: A systematic review. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 53(4), 689-717. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12394
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
Exploring the impact of living with dyslexia: The perspectives of children and their parents.
Leitão, S., Dzidic, P., Claessen, M., Gordon, J., Howard, K., Nayton, M., & Boyes, M. E. (2017). Exploring the impact of living with dyslexia: The perspectives of children and their parents. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 19:3, 322-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2017.1309068
Why are reading difficulties associated with mental health problems?
Boyes, M. E., Leitão, S., Claessen, M., Badcock, N. A., & Nayton, M. (2016). Why are reading difficulties associated with mental health problems?. Dyslexia, 22(3), 263-266. https://doi.org/10.1002/dys.1531