The right to education is recognized worldwide as a fundamental human right and has been described as a 'multiplier' right, since it facilitates the realization of other rights. Despite this, access to education, particularly for children with disabilities, is far from universal. In Djibouti, the right to education for children with disabilities…

Interprofessional education (IPE) is a required prerequisite of interprofessional practice (IPP), the most collaborative service delivery model for speech-language pathologists working in both health care and educational settings. This exploratory, mixed methods study was conducted to examine the impact of an experiential IPE training program on…

Purpose: To avoid misdiagnosis with developmental language disorder (DLD) in bilingual children, it is recommended to evaluate both languages. However, unlike their monolingual peers, bilingual children acquire their heritage language under adverse input conditions. Focusing on Levantine Arabic, the study evaluates the clinical utility of a…

The current study is the first to examine whether the positive effects of the School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) model, previously documented as effective in the school context, may generalize to the home context. Potential benefits for children and parents were investigated longitudinally. A randomly selected…

Early math experiences predict children's later math abilities and beliefs. However, less is known about longer-term associations between early childhood math experiences and adult math outcomes. The present study examined emerging adults' earliest memories of mathematics and reading experiences, asking whether characteristics of their early…

Examinations of service-learning in the context of preparing students for health professions in speech-language pathology have been limited (Bushman et al., 2021; Cooper et al., 2013; Diego-Lazaro et al., 2020; Kaf et al., 2011; Kong, 2014; Pace et al., 2019; Pakulski, 2011; Peters, 2011). This study examines outcomes from a service-learning…

Social justice has been a topic of social change that has typically been introduced in education at the pre-teen or teenager level of development. However, recent studies have uncovered there is value in introducing social justice issues at a much younger age. The purpose of this literature review is to establish a foundation for the need to…

This paper examines the long-term impacts of early-life drought exposure on the human capital and socio-economic outcomes of women born in the Arab Republic of Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco across more than five decades. Using a pooled cross-section of 13 rounds of the Demographic and Health Surveys, the paper demonstrates that early childhood…

According to the SEND Code of Practice (DfE, 2015), cognition and learning difficulties encompass a wide range of needs, including general and specific learning difficulties. These difficulties affect various areas of learning including literacy, numeracy, and the acquisition of subject-specific knowledge and skills and may be linked to underlying…

This rapid review, commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) and conducted from February to July 2024, aimed to identify the best available evidence to guide early years practitioners in supporting children aged 0-5 with speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN), specifically stammering, speech sound issues, and language…

Background/purpose: The study explores how educational attainment among migrant communities in Lagos and Oyo states shapes perceptions and practices of early marriage. Using primary sources of data collection, focus group discussions and interviews were conducted with Hausa/Fulani parents, adolescent girls, and community leaders in Lagos and Oyo,…

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly prevalent disorder, with an estimated 7 million (11.4%) U.S. children aged 3 to 17 years have ever been diagnosed (Danielson et al., 2024). Characterized by persistent inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, ADHD is associated with significant academic, social, and…

This essay provides a two-pronged critical assessment of a subset of the literature on racial disproportionality in special education: that which aims to estimate racial disparities among otherwise similar children. This body of research has shown that Black students are less likely than "comparable" White students to receive special…

Evidence of positive associations between the frequency of home math activities and preschool children's math skills is mixed, and the operationalization of home math activities varies across studies. We test whether home math activities can be grouped by activity factors based on the math subdomain they target (i.e., counting and cardinality,…

This study explores the phenomena of gendered care through feminist new materialisms, particularly Karen Barad's agential realism (2007). The study delves into how materiality, corporeality, and emotion intra-act in the entanglement of the girl-learning-how-to-care within the family in Finland. A Baradian approach guided the methodology, analysing…