A5070746072- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Language Development and Disorders
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Stuttering Research and Treatment
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Hand Gesture Recognition Systems
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Categorization, perception, and language
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Subtitles and Audiovisual Media
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
University of Iceland
2019-2025
Charles Sturt University
2016-2025
Rochester Institute of Technology
2017-2025
Google (United States)
2015-2022
University of Copenhagen
2019-2021
Reykjavík University
2021
Crowell & Moring (United States)
2018-2020
Centre for Research in Early Childhood
2011-2020
Eberspächer (Germany)
2018
Central Institute for the Deaf
2017
In Brief Objective: To address the question of whether, on a population level, early detection and amplification improve outcomes children with hearing impairment. Design: All families who were born between 2002 2007, presented for services below 3 years age at Australian Hearing pediatric centers in New South Wales, Victoria, Southern Queensland invited to participate prospective study outcomes. Children's speech, language, functional, social assessed age, using battery age-appropriate...
Abstract This article is the fifth in a series of eight articles that comprise special issue on Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for children who are deaf or hard hearing (DHH) and their families, FCEI-DHH. The 10 FCEI-DHH Principles organized conceptually into three sections (a) Foundation Principles, (b) Support (c) Structure Principles. Collectively, they describe essential guide FCEI DHH families. describes (Principles 1 Principle 2). emphasize elements ensuring families with...
This article is the third in a series of eight articles that comprise this special issue on family-centered early intervention for children who are deaf or hard hearing and their families (FCEI-DHH). It highlights origins FCEI-DHH Western contexts well-resourced locations emphasizes role culture(s) shaping FCEI-DHH. also cautions against direct application 10 Principles presented across globe without consideration cultural implications. Cultural perceptions decision-making processes persons...
Abstract This article is the sixth in a series of eight articles that comprise special issue on Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for children who are deaf or hard hearing (DHH) and their families, FCEI-DHH. The Support Principles second three describe 10 FCEI-DHH, preceded by Foundation Principles, followed Structure all this issue. composed four (Principles 3, 4, 5, 6) highlight (a) importance variety supports families raising DHH; (b) need to attend ensure well-being (c) necessity...
Abstract This article is the seventh in a series of eight articles that comprise special issue on family-centered early intervention for children who are deaf or hard hearing and their families, FCEI-DHH. article, Structure Principles, third three (preceded by Foundation Principles Support Principles) describe 10 FCEI-DHH Principles. The include 4 (Principle 7, Principle 8, 9, 10) highlight (a) importance trained effective Early Intervention (EI) Providers, (b) need teams to work...
Abstract This article is the first of eight articles in this special issue on Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for children who are deaf or hard hearing (DHH), FCEI-DHH. In 2013, a diverse panel experts published an international consensus statement evidence-based Principles guiding Those original have been revised through coproduction process involving multidisciplinary collaborators and panel, utilizing best available evidence current understanding how to optimally support DHH...
Abstract: Knowledge of childbirth, fears regarding pregnancy, locus control, state anxiety, expectation pain, and confidence in ability to control pain were examined as possible predictors positive childbirth experience. Self‐reports these variables collected from 30 primiparous women enrolled prenatal courses, on three occasions: before the first class, after last 24 48 hours delivery. The number completing postdelivery measures was 21. It found that those who demonstrated greater knowledge...
This paper reports language ability and everyday functioning of 133 children with hearing impairment who were evaluated at 3 years age, as part the Longitudinal Outcomes Children Hearing Impairment (LOCHI) study. The abilities using Preschool Language Scale (PLS-4), Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT), Diagnostic Evaluation Articulation Phonology (DEAP) Child Development Inventory (CDI). Everyday was by interviewing parents Parents' Aural/oral performance (PEACH) questionnaire. There...
This research investigated the speech, language, and functional auditory outcomes of 119 3-year-old children with hearing loss additional disabilities. Outcomes were evaluated using direct assessment caregiver report. Multiple regressions revealed that type disability level maternal education significant predictors language outcomes. Poorer achieved in a combined group autism, cerebral palsy, and/or developmental delay (DD) (Group A), compared vision or speech output impairments, syndromes...
This research investigated the concurrent association between early reading skills and phonological awareness (PA), print knowledge, language, cognitive, demographic variables in 101 five-Year-Old Children with prelingual hearing losses ranging from mild to profound who communicated primarily via spoken language. All participants were fitted aids (n = 71) or cochlear implants 30). The completed standardized assessments of PA, receptive vocabulary, letter word nonword reading, passage...
The purpose of this study was to describe normative and validation data on the Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS; McLeod, Harrison, & McCormack, 2012c) for English-speaking children.The ICS is a 7-item, parent-report measure children's speech intelligibility with range communicative partners. Data were collected from parents 803 Australian children ranging age 4;0 (years;months) 5;5 (37.0% multilingual).The mean score 4.4 (SD = 0.7) out possible total 5. Children's reported be most...
Theory of Mind-the understanding that people have thoughts, wants, and beliefs influence their interpersonal behavior-is an aspect social cognition develops with consistent, increasing complexity across age groups, languages, cultures. Observed delays in theory mind development among deaf children others has led to a conversational account its terms the nature amount communication experienced by directly (conversationally) indirectly (via overhearing). The present study explored young adults...
To describe validation of the Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS; McLeod, Harrison, & McCormack, 2012a) and ICS-Jamaican Creole (ICS-JC; 2012b) a sample typically developing 3- to 6-year-old Jamaicans.One-hundred forty-five preschooler-parent dyads participated study. Parents completed 7-item ICS (n = 145) ICS-JC 98) rate children's speech intelligibility (5-point scale) across communication partners (parents, immediate family, extended friends, acquaintances, strangers). Preschoolers...
Purpose: High demand for speech-language pathology services is reflected in long waiting lists. Waiting can be active or passive and has implications stakeholders, including consumers, professionals, organisations. The present study explored experiences perspectives regarding through analysis of stakeholders' written submissions to an Australian Government Senate Inquiry.Method: Written (n = 337) were screened terms related waiting. Included 133) by organisations (36.8%), pathologists...
Purpose Diversification of the profession is an important element combating racism, bias, and prejudice in speech-language pathology workforce at national systemic levels. However, change needs to be combined with equipping individual pathologists adapt challenges that they face engaging culturally responsive practice. This paper presents four interacting levels practice within Culturally Responsive Teamwork Framework (CRTF): (a) intrapersonal practices, (b) interpersonal (c)...
To document the trajectory of early childhood stuttering longitudinally for 14. years with a consideration on features overt and covert related to recovery status.
This paper reports interim findings of a prospective study that examines longitudinal outcomes early- and later-identified children with hearing impairment in Australia. Eighty-seven cochlear implants were assessed using the Preschool Language Scale at one or more intervals. Results demonstrated who received implant before 12 months age developed normal language skills rate is comparable to normal-hearing children. Children later implantation performed two standard deviations below normative...
Caregivers of young children with hearing loss make decisions about which communication mode/s and spoken language/s their family will use. Influences on decision-making were examined for 177 caregivers Australian through a questionnaire. The majority the 157 used speech as part or all system (n = 138, 87.9%), approximately one-third 52, 33.1%) currently had previously sign system. Twenty-two (14.0%) 35 (19.8%) language other than English. Four themes emerged from qualitative analysis...
Purpose The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of computer-assisted input-based intervention for children with speech sound disorders (SSD). Method Sound Start Study a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Seventy-nine early childhood centers were invited participate, 45 recruited, and 1,205 parents educators 4- 5-year-old returned questionnaires. Children whose had concerns about assessed ( n = 275); 132 who identified phonological pattern-based errors underwent additional assessment. SSD...
Previous research has shown an association between children's development of psychosocial and motor skills. This study evaluated the these skills in 301 three-year-old deaf hard hearing children ( M : 37.8 months) considered a range possible predictors including gender, birth weight, age at first fitting with devices, device used, presence additional disabilities, severity loss, maternal education, socio-economic status (SES), language ability, communication mode. Caregivers reported on...
Understanding the cultural and linguistic diversity of young children with hearing loss informs provision assessment, habilitation, education services to both their families. Data describing communication mode, oral language use, demographic characteristics were collected for 406 caregivers when 3 years old. The data from Longitudinal Outcomes Children Hearing Impairment (LOCHI) study, a prospective, population-based study in Australia. majority used spoken English at home; however, 28 other...