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The natural history of speech impairment of 8-year-old children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children: Error rates at 2 and 5 years (2009)
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Peters, T. J., Miller, L. L., Roulstone, S., & Wren, Y. (2009). The natural history of speech impairment of 8-year-old children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children: Error rates at 2 and 5 years. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 11(5), 381-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549500903125111

This prospective longitudinal population study observed the speech of 741 children at the ages of 2, 5 and 8 years. At the age of 8, 132 children were categorized as speech impaired. There was strong evidence of differences between the case and contr... Read More about The natural history of speech impairment of 8-year-old children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children: Error rates at 2 and 5 years.

A systematic review of environmental interventions to improve child language outcomes for children with or at risk of primary language impairment (2009)
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Pickstone, C., Goldbart, J., Marshall, J., Rees, A., & Roulstone, S. (2009). A systematic review of environmental interventions to improve child language outcomes for children with or at risk of primary language impairment. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 9(2), 66-79. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-3802.2009.01119.x

Systematic reviews are important as a key source of information for commissioners and for developing practice in speech and language therapy (SLT) and early years. Interventions in this field are often complex and are delivered in community settings.... Read More about A systematic review of environmental interventions to improve child language outcomes for children with or at risk of primary language impairment.

A comparison between computer and tabletop delivery of phonology therapy (2008)
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Roulstone, S., & Wren, Y. (2008). A comparison between computer and tabletop delivery of phonology therapy. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 10(5), 346-363. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549500701873920

This paper reports on the development and evaluation of a software program aimed at assisting children with phonological impairment. An experimental approach was used whereby children's speech output was assessed pre- and post-therapy. Children were... Read More about A comparison between computer and tabletop delivery of phonology therapy.

Predictors and outcomes of speech and language therapists' treatment decisions (2008)
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Roulstone, S., Peters, T., Glogowska, M., & Enderby, P. (2008). Predictors and outcomes of speech and language therapists' treatment decisions. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 10(3), 146-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549500801894362

This study investigated predictors of decisions made by speech and language therapists (SLTs) to offer intervention for pre-school children and the children's outcomes relative to that decision. The study uses data from 347 children who were first as... Read More about Predictors and outcomes of speech and language therapists' treatment decisions.

Mapping practice onto theory: The speech and language practitioner's construction of receptive language impairment (2008)
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Law, J., Campbell, C., Roulstone, S., Adams, C., & Boyle, J. (2008). Mapping practice onto theory: The speech and language practitioner's construction of receptive language impairment. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 43(3), 245-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/13682820701489717

Background: Receptive language impairment (RLI) is one of the most significant indicators of negative sequelae for children with speech and language disorders. Despite this, relatively little is known about the most effective treatments for these chi... Read More about Mapping practice onto theory: The speech and language practitioner's construction of receptive language impairment.

Mapping practice onto theory: the speech and language practitioner's construction of receptive language impairment (2008)
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Law, J., Campbell, C., Roulstone, S., Adams, C., & Boyle, J. (2008). Mapping practice onto theory: the speech and language practitioner's construction of receptive language impairment. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 43(3), 245-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/13682820701489717

This study is a follow-on study responding to the gap in research noted in the systematic review carried out by Law which established the absence of research into therapy for receptive language impairment.

The Prevalence of Childhood Dysphonia: A Cross-Sectional Study (2006)
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ALSPAC Study Team, , Carding, P. N., Roulstone, S., & Northstone, K. (2006). The Prevalence of Childhood Dysphonia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Voice, 20(4), 623-630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2005.07.004

Summary: There is only very limited information on the prevalence of voice disorders, particularly for the pediatric population. This study examined the prevalence of dysphonia in a large cohort of children (n = 7389) at 8 years of age. Data were col... Read More about The Prevalence of Childhood Dysphonia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Early speech- and language-impaired children linguistic literacy and social outcomes (2006)
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Glogowska, M., Roulstone, S., Peters, T. J., & Enderby, P. (2006). Early speech- and language-impaired children linguistic literacy and social outcomes. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 48(6), 489-494. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2006.tb01301.x

Funded by the South and West Research and Development Directorate of the NHS Executive, the study reports a prospective longitudinal study of a cohort of children referred to speech and language therapy (SLT) as pre-schoolers, compared with a control... Read More about Early speech- and language-impaired children linguistic literacy and social outcomes.

Speech and language therapy and the Knowles Edge Standards Fund Project: An evaluation of the service provided to a cluster of primary schools (2005)
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French, L., Owen, R., & Roulstone, S. (2005). Speech and language therapy and the Knowles Edge Standards Fund Project: An evaluation of the service provided to a cluster of primary schools. British Journal of Special Education, 32(2), 78-85. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0952-3383.2005.00375.x

In 2000, 25 speech and language therapy projects were established in schools in England, funded through the Standards Fund. An evaluation commissioned by the Government reported positive results and gave an overview of all the projects at a point app... Read More about Speech and language therapy and the Knowles Edge Standards Fund Project: An evaluation of the service provided to a cluster of primary schools.

Assessing the construct validity of the Therapy Outcome Measure for pre-school children with delayed speech and language (2004)
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Roulstone, S., John, A., Hughes, A., & Enderby, P. (2004). Assessing the construct validity of the Therapy Outcome Measure for pre-school children with delayed speech and language. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 6(4), 230-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/14417040400010181

Abstract This paper explores the construct validity of a measure of clinical outcomes, the Therapy Outcomes Measures (TOM). The work took place within a randomized controlled trial of pre-school children with speech and language difficulties in commu... Read More about Assessing the construct validity of the Therapy Outcome Measure for pre-school children with delayed speech and language.

Children's views of speech and language therapy in school: Consulting children with communication difficulties (2004)
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Hayett, L., French, L., Owen, R., & Roulstone, S. (2004). Children's views of speech and language therapy in school: Consulting children with communication difficulties. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 20(1), 55-73. https://doi.org/10.1191/0265659004ct263oa

Children have the right to express their views and to participate actively in decisions that concern them. Implementing this principle in clinical practice poses a methodological challenge to therapists working with children with communication diffic... Read More about Children's views of speech and language therapy in school: Consulting children with communication difficulties.

A 12-month follow-up of preschool children investigating the natural history of speech and language delay (2003)
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Glogowska, M., Peters, T. J., Roulstone, S., & Enderby, P. (2003). A 12-month follow-up of preschool children investigating the natural history of speech and language delay. Child: Care, Health and Development, 29(4), 245-255. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00339.x

Aim. The aim of this paper is to examine the natural history of early speech and language delay in preschool children over a 12-month period. Methods. The study reports data on 69 children under the age of 3.5 years who were referred for speech and l... Read More about A 12-month follow-up of preschool children investigating the natural history of speech and language delay.

Weighing the arguments (2003)
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Glogowska, M., Dobinson, C., Wren, Y., Hayhow, R., Wade, J., & Roulstone, S. (2003). Weighing the arguments. Speech and Language Therapy in Practice, 26, 26-27

Six researchers at the Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit pause among their protocols to reflect on their research. All practising clinicians in a previous or parallel life, they describe what impact their research has had on their approach to... Read More about Weighing the arguments.

The speech and language of children aged 25 months: Descriptive data from the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children (2002)
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Northstone, K., Beveridge, M., Loader, S., ALSPAC team, T., & Roulstone, S. (2002). The speech and language of children aged 25 months: Descriptive data from the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children. Early Child Development and Care, 172(3), 259-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430212126

A major epidemiological study, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, has provided the opportunity for a population study of children's speech and language. Data collected via direct assessments and maternal self-completion questionnair... Read More about The speech and language of children aged 25 months: Descriptive data from the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children.

A multimethod approach to the evaluation of community preschool speech and language therapy provision (2002)
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Glogowska, M., Campbell, R., Peters, T. J., Roulstone, S., & Enderby, P. (2002). A multimethod approach to the evaluation of community preschool speech and language therapy provision. Child: Care, Health and Development, 28(6), 513-521. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2214.2002.00297.x

Objectives. The paper presents a research study investigating the effectiveness and acceptability of community speech and language therapy provision for preschool children with early speech/language delays. As a 'worked example', it demonstrates the... Read More about A multimethod approach to the evaluation of community preschool speech and language therapy provision.