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SuperSpeech: Multilingual Speech and Language Maintenance Intervention for Vietnamese-Australian Children and Families via Telepractice
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McLeod, Sharynne; Verdon, Sarah; Tran, Van H.; Margetson, Kate; Wang, Cen – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this pilot feasibility study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the group VietSpeech SuperSpeech program targeting speech skills and home language maintenance via telepractice. Method: In Stage 1, using a case-control design, 30 Vietnamese-English-speaking children were assessed in English and Vietnamese, and parents…
Descriptors: Speech Skills, Native Language, Intervention, Language Maintenance
Holistic Communication Assessment for Young Children with Cleft Palate Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Children and Youth
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Cronin, Anna; McLeod, Sharynne; Verdon, Sarah – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: Children with a cleft palate (± cleft lip; CP±L) can have difficulties communicating and participating in daily life, yet speech-language pathologists typically focus on speech production during routine assessments. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Children and Youth Version (ICF-CY; World Health…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Physical Disabilities, Speech Communication, Speech Skills
English Language and Literacy Proficiency of Students in an Urban Fiji Primary School
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Hopf, Suzanne C.; McDonagh, Sarah H.; Wang, Cen; McLeod, Sharynne – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2019
Fiji is a multicultural and multilingual community and English is one language taught in Fiji schools. This study aimed to describe the English language proficiency of Fiji primary school students. Direct assessment measures of 75 students' English language (listening and speaking) and literacy (reading and writing) skills were obtained (Year 1: n…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Elementary School Students, Urban Schools, Multilingualism
Profile of Australian Preschool Children with Speech Sound Disorders at Risk for Literacy Difficulties
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McLeod, Sharynne; Crowe, Kathryn; Masso, Sarah; Baker, Elise; McCormack, Jane; Wren, Yvonne; Roulstone, Susan; Howland, Charlotte – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2017
Speech sound disorders are a common communication difficulty in preschool children. Teachers indicate difficulty identifying and supporting these children. The aim of this research was to describe speech and language characteristics of children identified by their parents and/or teachers as having possible communication concerns. 275 Australian 4-…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Speech Impairments
Intelligibility in Context Scale: Normative and Validation Data for English-Speaking Preschoolers
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McLeod, Sharynne; Crowe, Kathryn; Shahaeian, Ameneh – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe normative and validation data on the Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS; McLeod, Harrison, & McCormack, 2012c) for English-speaking children. Method: The ICS is a 7-item, parent-report measure of children's speech intelligibility with a range of communicative partners. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Speech Skills, Articulation (Speech), Communication Skills, Measures (Individuals)
The Impact of Extrinsic Demographic Factors on Cantonese Speech Acquisition
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To, Carol K. S.; Cheung, Pamela S. P.; McLeod, Sharynne – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2013
This study modeled the associations between extrinsic demographic factors and children's speech acquisition in Hong Kong Cantonese. The speech of 937 Cantonese-speaking children aged 2;4 to 6;7 in Hong Kong was assessed using a standardized speech test. Demographic information regarding household income, paternal education, maternal education,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sino Tibetan Languages, Speech Skills, Speech Communication