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A Scoping Review of Developmental Language Disorder in Sub-Saharan Africa: Considerations in Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management
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Ibraheem Abiodun Salako – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2025
This scoping review investigates the current landscape of developmental language disorders research within Sub-Sahara Africa, specifically examining challenges related to assessment, diagnosis, and management. A comprehensive literature search across three electronic databases yielded 20 relevant articles, primarily from South Africa and Nigeria.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmental Disabilities, Language Impairments, Child Language
A Multi-Site Investigation of Outcomes Associated with LENA Grow Coaching
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Maura Jones Moyle; John Heilmann; John Meurer – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2025
Despite extensive research and investment, persistent disparities in educational achievement continue to be observed for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Public health experts emphasize the significance of early language experience and caregiver talk, also known as "language nutrition," in improving children's outcomes. A large…
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Coaching (Performance), Early Intervention
The Quality of Universal Language Supporting Provision in Maintained Nursery Classrooms in Economically Disadvantaged Areas of England: Identifying Strengths and Areas for Development
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Keeley Dobinson; Sandra Mathers; Claire Forrest; Jenna Charlton; Julie Dockrell – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2024
Background: Oral language competence provides children with an essential foundation for academic achievement and emotional well-being, yet many children enter school with delayed language and those living in economically disadvantaged areas are at disproportionate risk of experiencing language difficulties. A tiered system, offering high-quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschools, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Quality
Preprofessional Teachers' and Speech-Language Pathologists' Attitudes toward Collaborative Service Delivery in Classrooms
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Gerard H. Poll; Tracey K. Hoffman – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2024
Despite policies favoring delivery of interventions for children with communication disorders in the classroom, most school-based interventions are delivered outside the classroom. Both teachers and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have been found to have positive attitudes toward classroom-delivered intervention and the collaboration skills…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
Speech and Language Therapists' Perceptions of Contextual Factors Associated with Communicative Participation in Children with Developmental Language Disorders
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Ingrid Singer; Ellen Gerrits; Jan Willem Gorter; Margreet Luinge – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2024
Children with developmental language disorders (DLDs) may experience barriers to communicative participation. Communicative participation is defined as 'participation in life situations in which knowledge, information, ideas or feelings are exchanged'. Barriers experienced in communicative participation cannot be explained by language competence…
Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Counselor Attitudes