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Combining implicit and explicit intervention approaches to target grammar.
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 & Therapy, 34 (2), 171-189. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659017735392
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
Language Sample Analysis: a powerful tool in the school setting
Calder, S., Stirling, C., Glisson, L., Goerke, A., Kilpatrick, T., Koch, L., Taylor, A., Wells, R., & Claessen, M. (2017). Language sample analysis: A powerful tool in the school setting. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 19(2), 66-71. Copyright ©2022 The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited.
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
Book Chapter: Intervention for a young child with atypical phonology.
Fraser, C.J., Claessen, M. & Leitão, S. (2017). Intervention for a young child with atypical phonology. In Dodd, B & Morgan A. (Eds). Intervention Case Studies of Child Speech Impairment. Melbourne, Australia: J & R Press.
The effectiveness of two grammar treatment procedures for children with SLI: A randomized clinical trial.
Smith-Lock, K., Leitão, S., Prior, P., & Nickels, L. (2015). The effectiveness of two grammar treatment procedures for children with SLI: A randomized clinical trial. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 46(4), 312-324. https://doi.org/10.1044/2015_LSHSS-14-0041
The relationship between phonological short-term memory, receptive vocabulary and fast mapping in children with specific language impairment.
Jackson, E., Leitão, S. & Claessen, M. (2016). The relationship between phonological short-term memory, receptive vocabulary and fast mapping in children with specific language impairment. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 51, 61-73. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12185
Book Chapter: Interaction between speech, language and literacy.
Leitão, S. (2015). Interaction between speech, language and literacy. In McLeod, S. & McCormack, J. (Eds). Introduction to speech, language and literacy. Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
Daily or weekly? The role of treatment frequency in the effectiveness of grammar treatment for children with specific language impairment.
Smith-Lock, K., Leitão, S., Lambert, L., Prior, P., Cronje, J., Newhouse, S. & Nickels, L. (2013) Daily or weekly? The role of treatment frequency in the effectiveness of grammar treatment for children with specific language impairment. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 15 (3), 255-267. https://doi.org/10.3109/17549507.2013.777851
Effective Intervention for Expressive Grammar in Children with Specific Language Impairment.
Smith-Lock, K., Leitão, S., Lambert, L. & Nickels, L. (2013) Effective Intervention for Expressive Grammar in Children with Specific Language Impairment. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 48 (3), 265-282. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12003
The relationship between stored phonological representations and speech output.
Claessen, M. & Leitão, S. (2012). The relationship between stored phonological representations and speech output. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 14, 3, 226-234. https://doi.org/10.3109/17549507.2012.679312
Phonological representations in children with SLI.
Claessen, M. & Leitão, S. (2012). Phonological representations in children with SLI. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 28, 211-223. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659012436851
Quality of phonological representations: a window into the lexicon?
Claessen, M., Heath, S., Fletcher, J., Hogben, J. & Leitão, S. (2009) Quality of phonological representations: a window into the lexicon?', International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, Vol 44 (2) 121-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/13682820801966317
The Silent Deletion of Phonemes Task: Investigating children’s ability to reflect on stored phonological representations.
Claessen, M., Barrett, N. & Leitão, S. (2010) The Silent Deletion of Phonemes Task: Investigating children’s ability to reflect on stored phonological representations. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 45 (4), 411–423. https://doi.org/10.3109/13682820903111945