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Evaluating two different dose frequencies and cumulative intervention intensities to improve past tense production for early school-aged children with developmental language disorder
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., Leitão, S., & Ebbels, S. (2021). Evaluating two different dose frequencies and cumulative intervention intensities to improve past tense production for early school‐aged children with developmental language disorder. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 56(6), 1278-1295. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12667
The Efficacy of an Explicit Intervention Approach to Improve Past Tense Marking for Early School-Age Children With Developmental Language Disorder
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., Ebbels, S., & Leitao, S. (2021). The efficacy of an explicit intervention approach to improve past tense marking for early school-age children with developmental language disorder. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64(1), 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00132
A profile of expressive inflectional morphology in early school-age children with developmental language disorder
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., Leitão, S., & Ebbels, S. (2022). A profile of expressive inflectional morphology in early school-age children with developmental language disorder. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 36(4-5), 341-358. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2021.1931454
Explicit grammar intervention in young school-aged children with developmental language disorder: An efficacy study using single-case experimental design
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., Ebbels, S., & Leitão, S. (2020). Explicit grammar intervention in young school-aged children with developmental language disorder: An efficacy study using single-case experimental design. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 51(2), 298-316. https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.11958771
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
Evaluating Two Different Dose Frequencies and Cumulative Intervention Intensities to Improve Past Tense Production.
Calder, S.D., Claessen, M., Leitão, S., & Ebbels, S. (2021). Evaluating Two Different Dose Frequencies and Cumulative Intervention Intensities to Improve Past Tense Production for Early School-Aged Children with Developmental Language Disorder. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12667
Improving practice through clinical research.
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., & Leitão, S. (2021). Improving practice through clinical research: Using single case experimental design to answer a clinical question. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology.
A profile of expressive inflectional morphology in early school-age children with developmental language disorder.
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., Leitão, S., & Ebbels, S. (2021). A profile of expressive inflectional morphology in early school-age children with developmental language disorder. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2021.1931454
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
The efficacy of an explicit intervention approach to improve grammar for early school-aged children with DLD.
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., Ebbels, S., & Leitão, S. (2021). The efficacy of an explicit intervention approach to improve grammar for early school-aged children with DLD. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64(1), 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00132
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
The Information Score as a Measure of Oral Discourse Comprehension in the Early School Years.
Claessen, M., Tucker, M., Dawes, E. & Leitão, S. (2020) The Information Score as a Measure of Oral Discourse Comprehension in the Early School Years, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 22(3), 338-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2020.1745888
Explicit grammar intervention in young school-aged children with Developmental Language Disorder.
Calder, S., D., Claessen, M., Ebbels, S., & Leitão, S. (2020). Explicit grammar intervention in young school-aged children with Developmental Language Disorder: An efficacy study using single-case experimental design. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 51(2), 298-316. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_LSHSS-19-00060
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
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
Oral literal and inferential narrative comprehension in young typically developing children and children with developmental language disorder.
Dawes, E. Leitão, S., Claessen, M. (2019) Oral literal and inferential narrative comprehension in young typically developing children and children with developmental language disorder, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 21 (3), 275-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2019.1604803
The efficacy of a small-group oral narrative intervention for mainstream school-aged children with narrative difficulty.
Glisson, L., Claessen, M., & Leitão, S. (2019) The efficacy of a small-group oral narrative intervention for mainstream school-aged children with narrative difficulty, Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 24 (1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/19404158.2019.1596138