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"When He's around His Brothers ... He's Not so Quiet": The Private and Public Worlds of School-Aged Children with Speech Sound Disorder
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McLeod, Sharynne; Daniel, Graham; Barr, Jacqueline – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2013
Children interact with people in context: including home, school, and in the community. Understanding children's relationships within context is important for supporting children's development. Using child-friendly methodologies, the purpose of this research was to understand the lives of children with speech sound disorder (SSD) in context.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Childrens Art, Speech Language Pathology, Siblings
A Nationally Representative Study of the Association between Communication Impairment at 4-5 Years and Children's Life Activities at 7-9 Years
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McCormack, Jane; Harrison, Linda J.; McLeod, Sharynne; McAllister, Lindy – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2011
Purpose: To examine the longitudinal association between communication impairment (primary or secondary diagnosis) and children's Activities and Participation (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-Children and Youth [ICF-CY]; World Health Organization [WHO], 2007). Method: Participants were 4,329 children in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Communication Disorders, Longitudinal Studies
Multilingual Aspects of Speech Sound Disorders in Children. Communication Disorders across Languages
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McLeod, Sharynne; Goldstein, Brian – Multilingual Matters, 2012
Multilingual Aspects of Speech Sound Disorders in Children explores both multilingual and multicultural aspects of children with speech sound disorders. The 30 chapters have been written by 44 authors from 16 different countries about 112 languages and dialects. The book is designed to translate research into clinical practice. It is divided into…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Communication Disorders, Speech Language Pathology, Phonemes
Listening to Children with Communication Impairment Talking through Their Drawings
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Holliday, Erin L.; Harrison, Linda J.; McLeod, Sharynne – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2009
Including children as research participants is an important new direction in early childhood research. However, it is rare for such studies to include the voices of children with significant communication impairment. This article suggests that drawing may be an appropriate non-verbal method for "listening" to these children's ideas and recording…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Communication Disorders, Interpersonal Communication, Freehand Drawing
Support Required for Primary and Secondary Students with Communication Disorders and/or Other Learning Needs
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McLeod, Sharynne; McKinnon, David H. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2010
Prioritization of school students with additional learning needs is a reality due to a finite resource base. Limited evidence exists regarding teachers' prioritization of primary and secondary school students with additional learning needs. The aim of the present article was to differentiate teachers' perceptions of the level of support required…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Mental Retardation, Academic Achievement, Communication Disorders
The ICF: A Framework for Setting Goals for Children with Speech Impairment
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McLeod, Sharynne; Bleile, Ken – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2004
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (World Health Organization, 2001) is proposed as a framework for integrative goal setting for children with speech impairment. The ICF incorporates both impairment and social factors to consider when selecting appropriate goals to bring about change in the lives of…
Descriptors: Goal Setting, Speech Impairments, Communication Disorders, Speech Therapy
Prevalence of Communication Disorders Compared with Other Learning Needs in 14 500 Primary and Secondary School Students
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McLeod, Sharynne; McKinnon, David H. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2007
Background: Prevalence data are of interest to health professionals and educators to assist in the planning of service delivery, allow for the calculation of the level of impact of intervention, and allow for the consideration of the boundaries between typical development and impairment. Aims: To determine the prevalence of children with…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Learning Problems, Incidence, Visual Impairments