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View article: Maximizing the use of practice-based clinical data to track social communication development in autistic preschoolers
Maximizing the use of practice-based clinical data to track social communication development in autistic preschoolers Open
Program-specific clinical forms like the SCC can be valuable for classifying autistic preschoolers' social communication skills, exploring differences in outcomes, capturing novel outcomes, and generating practice-based evidence.
View article: Exploring parent–child interactions during a parent-implemented language intervention for children who are late-to-talk
Exploring parent–child interactions during a parent-implemented language intervention for children who are late-to-talk Open
Supportive parent–child interactions are critical for facilitating typically developing children's language and social skill development. For children who are late-to-talk, parent–child interactions may be particularly important to address…
View article: Developing a Profile of Canadian Children With Cerebral Palsy Who Require Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Developing a Profile of Canadian Children With Cerebral Palsy Who Require Augmentative and Alternative Communication Open
Purpose: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most prevalent motor disability affecting children. Many children with CP have significant speech difficulties and require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to participate in communication…
View article: Thoughts From the Front Lines: Canadian Perspectives in Adopting and Implementing Recommended Clinical Labels in Preschool Speech-Language Pathology
Thoughts From the Front Lines: Canadian Perspectives in Adopting and Implementing Recommended Clinical Labels in Preschool Speech-Language Pathology Open
Purpose: Previous literature has proposed barriers to speech-language pathologists (SLPs) using standard clinical labels; however, the perspectives of SLPs have been studied to a lesser extent. This quality improvement project reports on S…
View article: Speech-Language Outcomes in the COVID-19 Milieu for Multilingual Jamaican Preschoolers and Considerations for Telepractice Assessments
Speech-Language Outcomes in the COVID-19 Milieu for Multilingual Jamaican Preschoolers and Considerations for Telepractice Assessments Open
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the communicative participation and functional speech intelligibility (i.e., how children use communication and how well they are understood across everyday life) of typically developi…
View article: “We were the best people to do the job”: Caregivers’ reported outcomes of a virtual caregiver-delivered program for autistic preschoolers
“We were the best people to do the job”: Caregivers’ reported outcomes of a virtual caregiver-delivered program for autistic preschoolers Open
Background and aims Caregiver-delivered programs are a recommended best practice to support young autistic children. While research has extensively explored children's outcomes quantitatively, minimal qualitative research has been conducte…
View article: Families' Experiences in the Virtual Hanen <i>More Than Words</i> Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Families' Experiences in the Virtual Hanen <i>More Than Words</i> Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic required most pediatric rehabilitation programs to shift to a virtual delivery format without the benefits of evidence to support this transition. Our study explored families' experiences participating virtua…
View article: Interrater Reliability of the FOCUS-34: Parent-to-Parent and Parent-to-Clinician
Interrater Reliability of the FOCUS-34: Parent-to-Parent and Parent-to-Clinician Open
This brief report presents interrater reliability data for the Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (FOCUS-34) between parents, and between parents and speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Reliability for all three raters combi…
View article: A scoping review of virtual synchronous intervention studies in preschool rehabilitation
A scoping review of virtual synchronous intervention studies in preschool rehabilitation Open
To summarize the available evidence for the delivery of synchronous virtual rehabilitation intervention services for preschoolers and to identify key factors associated with virtual intervention. Five databases were searched to identify pe…
View article: Speech-language pathologists’ treatment goals for preschool language disorders: An ICF analysis
Speech-language pathologists’ treatment goals for preschool language disorders: An ICF analysis Open
There is a need to better understand how SLPs and researchers conceptualise the ICF framework, particularly the Participation component.
View article: Factors influencing the success of telepractice during the COVID‐19 pandemic and preferences for post‐pandemic services: An interview study with clinicians and parents
Factors influencing the success of telepractice during the COVID‐19 pandemic and preferences for post‐pandemic services: An interview study with clinicians and parents Open
Background There has been a significant uptake in the use of telepractice during the coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2 (COVID‐19) pandemic. This study explored the experiences of speech and language therapists (SLTs), assistants (SLTAs) and parents w…
View article: Construct validity of the focus on the outcomes of communication under six (FOCUS) total and profile scores for multilingual preschoolers: Considering functional speech skills
Construct validity of the focus on the outcomes of communication under six (FOCUS) total and profile scores for multilingual preschoolers: Considering functional speech skills Open
This study provides evidence of construct validity for FOCUS Total and Profile scores. It also provides validity evidence for FOCUS scores in a multilingual context using a representative sample of children that serves to broaden the range…
View article: The process of telepractice implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative inquiry of preschool speech-language pathologists and assistants from one center in Canada
The process of telepractice implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative inquiry of preschool speech-language pathologists and assistants from one center in Canada Open
Background Many professional services were pressed to adopt telepractice in response to the global coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. The need to adopt a new service delivery approach quickly created different implementation chall…
View article: Current practices, supports, and challenges in speech-language pathology service provision for autistic preschoolers
Current practices, supports, and challenges in speech-language pathology service provision for autistic preschoolers Open
Background Speech-language pathology services are among the most frequently accessed services for young autistic children. Therefore, understanding the nature of these services, what challenges these clinicians face, and what supports they…
View article: Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six: Validation of Language Skills in the Jamaican Context
Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six: Validation of Language Skills in the Jamaican Context Open
The Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (FOCUS) is one of a few validated outcome measures related to children’s communicative participation. Additional validation of the FOCUS measure could address the paucity of validated ou…
View article: Assessing communicative participation in preschool children with the Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six: a scoping review
Assessing communicative participation in preschool children with the Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six: a scoping review Open
Aim To describe uses of the Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (FOCUS) in research with children with and without various communication disorders since its publication in 2010. Method Six databases were searched for the term …
View article: Additional file 3 of Selecting and tailoring implementation interventions: a concept mapping approach
Additional file 3 of Selecting and tailoring implementation interventions: a concept mapping approach Open
Additional file 3. Statements included in each concept map category.
View article: Additional file 4 of Selecting and tailoring implementation interventions: a concept mapping approach
Additional file 4 of Selecting and tailoring implementation interventions: a concept mapping approach Open
Additional file 4. Prioritized implementation strategies, associated barriers and mechanisms of action.
View article: Barriers to implementing evidence-based assessment procedures: Perspectives from the front lines in pediatric speech-language pathology
Barriers to implementing evidence-based assessment procedures: Perspectives from the front lines in pediatric speech-language pathology Open
This work demonstrates the value of including front-line clinicians in the development of evidence-based assessment procedures. Through practice-based research, we identified SLPs' perceived barriers to implementation, allowing for modific…
View article: Effectiveness of a parent-implemented language intervention for late-to-talk children: A real-world retrospective clinical chart review
Effectiveness of a parent-implemented language intervention for late-to-talk children: A real-world retrospective clinical chart review Open
Background: Previous research has examined the impact of early language interventions on the linguistic skills of late-to-talk children. However, we have little understanding of how such interventions impact communicative participation (i.…
View article: Preschoolers’ communicative participation outcomes (Cunningham et al., 2018)
Preschoolers’ communicative participation outcomes (Cunningham et al., 2018) Open
Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify predictors of communicative participation outcomes for a large cohort of preschoolers with speech and language impairments.Method: A secondary analysis of longitudinal program evaluation data …
View article: EXPLORING COMMUNICATIVE PARTICIPATION OUTCOMES FOR PRESCHOOLERS WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DELAYS
EXPLORING COMMUNICATIVE PARTICIPATION OUTCOMES FOR PRESCHOOLERS WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DELAYS Open
This dissertation explored new ways of evaluating outcomes for preschoolers with communication disorders. It identified a need to evaluate outcomes as they relate to a child’s communicative participation and provided initial models for doi…
View article: A population‐based study of communicative participation in preschool children with speech‐language impairments
A population‐based study of communicative participation in preschool children with speech‐language impairments Open
Aim To develop statistical models of communicative participation development of preschool children and explore variations by level of function. Method This was a secondary analysis of data from a longitudinal study of preschool children wi…
View article: Validity of the Communication Function Classification System for use with preschool children with communication disorders
Validity of the Communication Function Classification System for use with preschool children with communication disorders Open
Aim To evaluate construct and predictive validity of the Communication Function Classification System ( CFCS ) for use with preschool children with a range of speech and language disorders. Method Seventy‐seven preschool children with spee…