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Direct linkRicha S. Deshmukh; Jill M. Pentimonti; Tricia A. Zucker; Bridget Curry – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: We studied conversations initiated through teacher questions during shared book reading in prekindergarten and kindergarten classrooms as these conversations provide opportunities for the teacher to scaffold emerging language skills. This study provides detailed analysis of scaffolding strategies used by teachers after children answered…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Teacher Student Relationship, Reading Aloud to Others, Preschool Teachers
Bridges, Mindy Sittner; Kelley, Elizabeth – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: School-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) play an important role in supporting children with reading and writing difficulties. The purpose of this study was to describe the training, experiences, and knowledge of SLPs who work in preschool, elementary school, or middle/high school settings in relation to children with reading and…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Attitudes, Experience
Ying Guo; Allison Breit; Yanli Xie – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: The primary aim of the study was to examine the association between early childhood practitioners' use of language facilitation strategies during interactive book reading of informational texts related to science and the language skills of preschool children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Method: Twenty-four practitioners (12…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Reading, Preschool Children, Language Impairments
Charles Hulme; Joshua McGrane; Mihaela Duta; Gillian West; Denise Cripps; Abhishek Dasgupta; Sarah Hearne; Rachel Gardner; Margaret Snowling – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2024
Purpose: Oral language skills provide a critical foundation for formal education and especially for the development of children's literacy (reading and spelling) skills. It is therefore important for teachers to be able to assess children's language skills, especially if they are concerned about their learning. We report the development and…
Descriptors: Automation, Language Tests, Standardized Tests, Test Construction
Marie C. Ireland; Sharynne Lindy McLeod; Sarah Verdon – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine school speech-language pathologists' (SLPs) experiences regarding students' eligibility for services in public schools within the United States. Method: Fifteen school SLPs participated in online focus groups to examine the complex nature of SLPs' participation within decision-making teams and…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Eligibility, Speech Therapy
Lindsay R. Dennis; Kelly Farquharson; Anne C. Reed; Rebecca Summy; Kimberline G. Clark; Jennifer Westmoreland – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: This tutorial is designed for speech-language pathologists who supervise speech-language pathology assistants (SLP-As) and/ or paraeducators. SLP-As and paraeducators often support young children with disabilities within early childhood settings, but do not always have access to professional development to learn and/or enhance their skill…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Paraprofessional Personnel, Allied Health Personnel, Preschool Education
Svenja Gusewski; Raúl Rojas – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2024
Purpose: This longitudinal study investigated the trajectory of Spanish article accuracy in Spanish-English dual language learners (DLLs) from preschool to first grade, addressing the need for longitudinal data on the variability of Spanish grammatical skills in DLLs in English immersion classrooms. Method: Language sample analysis was conducted…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Grammar, Spanish, English (Second Language)
Orizaba, Lorena; Gorman, Brenda K.; Fiestas, Christine E.; Bingham, Gary E.; Terry, Nicole Patton – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine narrative language samples of Spanish-speaking preschoolers to analyze changes in microstructural and macrostructural skills in their first language (L1) from fall to spring, relationships between narrative and vocabulary skills in L1, and the extent to which fall skills predict spring performance.…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Native Language
Halpin, Emily; Prishker, Nydia; Melzi, Gigliana – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to describe how the language diversity (i.e., the within-group variability in dual-language skills) of Latino dual-language learner (DLL) preschoolers was related to their science readiness skills and (b) to describe the importance of language of science instruction for Spanish-dominant children.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Hispanic Americans, Science Process Skills, Readiness
Ramírez, Rica; Huang, Becky H.; Salazar, Kimberly; Eik, Mari – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: Systematic reviews of bilingual children's reading development are very limited, and none of which solely focus on predictors of reading difficulties among those with developmental language disorder (DLD). The present scoping review fills an important need by analyzing the recent research literature on the reading outcomes of bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Reading Skills, Reading Difficulties, Language Impairments
Halpin, Emily; Prishker, Nydia; Melzi, Gigliana – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: This study describes the language diversity (the within-group variability in dual-language skills) of a sample of Latino dual-language learners (preschoolers, 3-5 years of age) and how language diversity is related to home and classroom factors. Method: A sample of 161 caregivers and their preschoolers participated in this study.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Bilingual Students, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Kelley, Elizabeth Spencer; Hull, Greta; Eubank, Abby; Roettgen, Greta – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: To incorporate evidence-based practice into clinical settings, there is a need for efficient, effective ways to share information from research to speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and to students preparing to become SLPs. The purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate a method for teaching undergraduate student clinicians to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Vocabulary Development, Speech Language Pathology, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions)
Leatherman, Elizabeth M.; Wegner, Jane R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: This study explored the practices and experiences of teachers who teach students using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), more specifically, speech-generating devices (SGDs). Method: Nine teachers (one general education, eight special education) from four countries participated in semistructured interviews. A generic…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role
Larson, Anne L.; Barrett, Tyson S.; McConnell, Scott R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: This study was conducted in a large Midwestern metropolitan area to examine the language environments at home and in center-based childcare for young children who are living in poverty. We compared child language use and exposure in the home and childcare settings using extended observations with automated Language Environment Analysis to…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Interaction, Family Environment, Child Care Centers
Zahir, Mariyam Z.; Miles, Anna; Hand, Linda; Ward, Elizabeth C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: Alternative service delivery approaches are required to provide support for children with communication difficulties in underserved communities. Schools have a unique set of assets that can be utilized to provide this support. This study explored what the education sector and classrooms in the early years of schooling offer as support for…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Foreign Countries, Inclusion
