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View article: Maximising the Impact of Speech and Language Therapy for Children With Speech Sound Disorder (The MISLToe‐SSD) Study: Developing a Core Outcome Set (COS) for Routine Data Collection From UK NHS Speech and Language Therapy Services
Maximising the Impact of Speech and Language Therapy for Children With Speech Sound Disorder (The MISLToe‐SSD) Study: Developing a Core Outcome Set (COS) for Routine Data Collection From UK NHS Speech and Language Therapy Services Open
Background Children with speech sound disorder (SSD) are at risk of long‐term adverse consequences if appropriate intervention is not provided in a timely way. Although there are interventions of proven efficacy, these are often not implem…
View article: Use of the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation‐Behaviour Model and Theoretical Domains Framework to Understand Barriers and Enablers of Research Capacity and Culture for Speech and Language Therapy Staff
Use of the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation‐Behaviour Model and Theoretical Domains Framework to Understand Barriers and Enablers of Research Capacity and Culture for Speech and Language Therapy Staff Open
Background Research Capacity and Culture (RCC) is important for research engagement. Little is known of what speech and language therapy staff perceives to be the barriers or enablers to this at individual, team and organisational levels. …
View article: Co-design to consensus: Identifying the core elements of a novel intervention for pre-school children with co-occurring phonological speech sound disorder (SSD) and developmental language disorder (DLD) using a modified e-Delphi approach
Co-design to consensus: Identifying the core elements of a novel intervention for pre-school children with co-occurring phonological speech sound disorder (SSD) and developmental language disorder (DLD) using a modified e-Delphi approach Open
Introduction Although frequently seen in clinical services, there are few interventions which have been developed specifically to meet the needs of pre-school children with co-occurring features of a phonological speech sound disorder (P-S…
View article: Towards an Agreed Labelling System and Protocol for the Diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorder Subtypes in the United Kingdom
Towards an Agreed Labelling System and Protocol for the Diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorder Subtypes in the United Kingdom Open
Background There is no single classification system or diagnostic protocol for speech sound disorder (SSD). This makes it difficult to collect large‐scale outcome data and determine which interventions work best for which subtypes of SSD. …
View article: Rethinking speech sound disorder (SSD) in non‐syndromic cleft lip and palate: The importance of recognizing phonological and language difficulties
Rethinking speech sound disorder (SSD) in non‐syndromic cleft lip and palate: The importance of recognizing phonological and language difficulties Open
Background Children born with cleft palate ± lip (CP ± L) are at risk of speech sound disorder (SSD). Up to 40% continue to have SSD at age 5–6 years. These difficulties are typically described as articulatory in nature and often include c…
View article: Adapting early years language and communication support in response to COVID-19 – A catalyst for reflection and more successful parental engagement?
Adapting early years language and communication support in response to COVID-19 – A catalyst for reflection and more successful parental engagement? Open
COVID-19 impacted all aspects of children's lives. Research showed that teachers were most concerned about Communication and Language, and Personal, Social and Emotional Development, two of the three Prime Areas of the Early Years Foundati…
View article: Speech sound disorder or DLD (phonology)? Towards a consensus agreement on terminology
Speech sound disorder or DLD (phonology)? Towards a consensus agreement on terminology Open
Background The publication of phase 2 of the CATALISE project in 2017 clarified terminology for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) or delay but unintentionally muddied the water for children with unintelligible speech. A d…
View article: Piloting building early sentences therapy for pre‐school children with low language abilities: An examination of efficacy and the role of sign as an active ingredient
Piloting building early sentences therapy for pre‐school children with low language abilities: An examination of efficacy and the role of sign as an active ingredient Open
Background Early intervention is recommended for pre‐school children with low language. However, few robustly evaluated language interventions for young children exist. Furthermore, in many interventions the theoretical underpinnings are u…
View article: Ensuring treatment fidelity in intervention studies: Developing a checklist and scoring system within a behaviour change paradigm
Ensuring treatment fidelity in intervention studies: Developing a checklist and scoring system within a behaviour change paradigm Open
Background Treatment fidelity refers to the degree to which an intervention is implemented as intended. Promoting treatment fidelity is important to achieve a valid comparison in intervention research. However, it is often underreported: f…
View article: Applying behaviour change theory to speech and language therapy intervention for inducible laryngeal obstruction
Applying behaviour change theory to speech and language therapy intervention for inducible laryngeal obstruction Open
Background Speech and language therapists (SLTs) provide interventions for inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) despite a current lack of evidence to inform intervention delivery. This study is the first step to develop an evidence‐based …
View article: Development of an Agreed Labelling System and Protocol for the Diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorder Subtypes in the United Kingdom
Development of an Agreed Labelling System and Protocol for the Diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorder Subtypes in the United Kingdom Open
Purpose: This study aimed to achieve a consensus on a diagnostic protocol, classification system, and subtype definitions for the differential diagnosis of speech sound disorder of unknown origin in the United Kingdom. Method: A mixed meth…
View article: Outcome measures for children with speech sound disorder: an umbrella review protocol
Outcome measures for children with speech sound disorder: an umbrella review protocol Open
Introduction Speech sound disorder (SSD) describes a ‘persistent difficulty with speech sound production that interferes with speech intelligibility or prevents verbal communication’. There is a need to establish which care pathways are mo…
View article: Speech sound disorder or DLD (phonology)? Towards a consensus agreement on terminology.
Speech sound disorder or DLD (phonology)? Towards a consensus agreement on terminology. Open
BackgroundThe publication of phase 2 of the CATALISE project in 2017 clarified terminology for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) or delay but unintentionally muddied the water for children with unintelligible speech. A di…
View article: Early Communication Behaviors in Infants With Cleft Palate With and Without Robin Sequence: A Preliminary Study
Early Communication Behaviors in Infants With Cleft Palate With and Without Robin Sequence: A Preliminary Study Open
Objective: To investigate the early communication behaviors in infants with nonsyndromic isolated cleft palate (iCP) and Robin sequence (RS). Design: Group comparison using parent report. Participants: There were 106 participants included …
View article: Validation of a measure of parental responsiveness: Comparison of the brief Parental Responsiveness Rating Scale with a detailed measure of responsive parental behaviours
Validation of a measure of parental responsiveness: Comparison of the brief Parental Responsiveness Rating Scale with a detailed measure of responsive parental behaviours Open
Parental responsiveness is vital for child language development. Its accurate measurement in clinical settings could identify families who may benefit from preventative interventions; however, coding of responsiveness is time-consuming and…
View article: Working with bilingual children at risk of developmental language disorder: adapting assessment and intervention for the nursery-aged bilingual child
Working with bilingual children at risk of developmental language disorder: adapting assessment and intervention for the nursery-aged bilingual child Open
A proportion of all children (7.58%: RCSLT) have significant difficulty acquiring language, irrespective of whether this applies to their first and only language or to two or more languages acquired in a multilingual setting. These childre…
View article: Staying faithful: Exploring the challenges of treatment fidelity
Staying faithful: Exploring the challenges of treatment fidelity Open
The LIVELY project (Language Intervention in the Early Years) aims to compare the efficacy of three different intervention approaches, each with a goal to improve the oral language skills of children (age 3;05 – 4;05) with severe language …
View article: Teachers observing classroom communication: An application of the Communicating Supporting Classroom Observation Tool for children aged 4–7 years
Teachers observing classroom communication: An application of the Communicating Supporting Classroom Observation Tool for children aged 4–7 years Open
The nature of ‘Teacher talk’ is likely to have a considerable bearing on the child’s learning but measuring the communication environment in the classroom can present challenges. One tool which does this is the Communication Supporting Cla…
View article: StammerApp
StammerApp Open
Stammering is a speech disorder affecting approximately 1% of the worldwide population. It can have associated impacts on daily life, such as loss of confidence in social situations and increased anxiety levels (particularly when speaking …
View article: Speeching
Speeching Open
We present Speeching, a mobile application that uses crowdsourcing to support the self-monitoring and management of speech and voice issues for people with Parkinson's (PwP). The application allows participants to audio record short voice …