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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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
A randomized controlled trial of an oral inferential comprehension book sharing intervention for young children with DLD.
Dawes, E. Leitão, S., Claessen, M., & Kane, R. (2019) A randomized controlled trial of an oral inferential comprehension book sharing intervention for young children with developmental language disorder. Child Language Teaching & Therapy, 35(1), 39-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659018815736
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
A profile of the language and cognitive skills contributing to oral inferential comprehension in young children with DLD.
Dawes, E., Leitão, S., Claessen, M., & Kane, R. (2018). A profile of the language and cognitive skills contributing to oral inferential comprehension in young children with developmental language disorder. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 53(6), 1139-1149. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12427