This case study examines the reading disruptions in a bilingual/biscriptal (Cantonese/English) older adult reader following traumatic brain injury. Certain characteristics of the subject's reading problems were evident in both writing systems (e.g., sensitivity to word frequency and lack of sensitivity to visual complexity) suggesting principles…

Addresses issues in the persistent gaps between the generation and use of scientific knowledge in educational and therapeutic practices in language disorders. Two science-practice linkage models are discussed for applicability to improved practice. Strategies for integrating research with practice are considered, with case studies illustrating the…

A project to make computerized language sample analysis available to Wisconsin public school speech-language pathologists is described. The project developed the Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts computer program as a standard analysis procedure, created a reference database of language samples, and developed indices of developmental…