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Koutsoftas, Anthony D.; Petersen, Victoria – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2017
Background: Cohesion refers to the linguistic elements of discourse that contribute to its continuity and is an important element to consider as part of written language intervention, especially in children with language learning disabilities (LLD). There is substantial evidence that children with LLD perform more poorly than typically developing…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Learning Disabilities, Written Language, Language Impairments
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Mailend, Marja-Liisa; Plante, Elena; Anderson, Michele A.; Applegate, E. Brooks; Nelson, Nickola W. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: As new standardized tests become commercially available, it is critical that clinicians have access to the information about a test's psychometric properties, including aspects of reliability. Aims: The purpose of the three studies reported in this article was to investigate the reliability of a new test, the Test of Integrated…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Psychometrics, Reliability, Language Skills
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Epstein, Baila – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: Clinical problem-solving is fundamental to the role of the speech-language pathologist in both the diagnostic and treatment processes. The problem-solving often involves collaboration with clients and their families, supervisors, and other professionals. Considering the importance of cooperative problem-solving in the profession,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Communication Disorders
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Koski, Katja; Launonen, Kaisa – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: Speech and language therapists (SLTs) working with adults who have multiple learning disabilities and complex communication needs often deliver their care via indirect therapy where SLTs train carers to communicate with their clients. Yet, very little is known about how SLTs assess the carers' communication skills prior to the training…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Caregivers, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
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Dawes, Piers; Bishop, Dorothy – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2009
Background: Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) does not feature in mainstream diagnostic classifications such as the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition" (DSM-IV), but is frequently diagnosed in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and is becoming more frequently diagnosed in the United Kingdom. Aims: To…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Disorders, Learning Disabilities
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Graves, Judy – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2007
Background: The working context for speech and language therapists (SLTs) delivering interventions to adults who have a learning disability has changed following the reorganization of care provision from hospitals to the community. Consequently, SLTs often deliver their care within a social model of disability through indirect intervention in…
Descriptors: Training Methods, Therapy, Cooperation, Learning Disabilities