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The Prevalence of Childhood Dysphonia: A Cross-Sectional Study (2006)
Journal Article
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.

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.

Developing a scale to measure parental attitudes towards preschool speech and language therapy services (2001)
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Enderby, P., Roulstone, S., Peters, T. J., Campbell, R., Glogowska, M., Enderby, P., …Glogowska, M. (2001). Developing a scale to measure parental attitudes towards preschool speech and language therapy services. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 36(4), 503-513. https://doi.org/10.1080/13682820110075006

In the past decade, there has been growing recognition of the need to involve clients in decisions about the healthcare they receive and in the evaluation of services offered. In health services research, survey and scaling methods have become import... Read More about Developing a scale to measure parental attitudes towards preschool speech and language therapy services.

Consensus and variation between speech and language therapists in the assessment and selection of preschool children for intervention: A body of knowledge or idiosyncratic decisions? (2001)
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Roulstone, S. (2001). Consensus and variation between speech and language therapists in the assessment and selection of preschool children for intervention: A body of knowledge or idiosyncratic decisions?. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 36(3), 329-348. https://doi.org/10.1080/13682820010019928

The aim was to investigate consensus between speech and language therapists (SLT) during the initial assessment of preschool children. A multimethod design was used. The qualitative component provided SLT's own views of the process as the starting po... Read More about Consensus and variation between speech and language therapists in the assessment and selection of preschool children for intervention: A body of knowledge or idiosyncratic decisions?.

Who's afraid of the randomised controlled trial? Parents' views of an SLT research study (2001)
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Glogowska, M., Roulstone, S., Enderby, P., Peters, T., & Campbell, R. (2001). Who's afraid of the randomised controlled trial? Parents' views of an SLT research study. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 36(S1), 499-504. https://doi.org/10.3109/13682820109177936

Evidence-based health care is now a reality within the national health service (NHS) and the randomised controlled trial (RTC) is the linchpin of this movement. In modern health care, there has also been a shift towards understanding client perspecti... Read More about Who's afraid of the randomised controlled trial? Parents' views of an SLT research study.

Day in, day out: The everyday therapy of community clinics (2001)
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Roulstone, S., Glogowska, M., Peters, T., & Enderby, P. (2001). Day in, day out: The everyday therapy of community clinics. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 36(S1), 435-440. https://doi.org/10.3109/13682820109177925

This paper describes the timing and nature of therapy provided within a recent randomised controlled trial (RCT) of preschool speech and language therapy services. There is literature that describes and evaluates speech and language therapy but there... Read More about Day in, day out: The everyday therapy of community clinics.

A model for a mainstream school-based speech and language therapy service (2001)
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Hall, B., Parkhouse, J., Wren, Y., & Roulstone, S. (2001). A model for a mainstream school-based speech and language therapy service. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 17(2), 107-126. https://doi.org/10.1177/026565900101700202

This report of the Withywood Speech and Language Therapy (WiSaLT) project describes the process of setting up and evaluating a mainstream school-based and -funded speech and language therapy service. Outcomes for the child, the classroom setting, the... Read More about A model for a mainstream school-based speech and language therapy service.

Investigation of theoretical models and therapy activities: Phonological difficulties (2001)
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Roulstone, S., & Wren, Y. (2001). Investigation of theoretical models and therapy activities: Phonological difficulties. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 36(S1), 441-446. https://doi.org/10.3109/13682820109177926

A focus group of seven speech and language therapists (SLTs) who work with children with phonological difficulties was invited to share their views on their current ways of working. Qualitative data was generated through discussion of two video-taped... Read More about Investigation of theoretical models and therapy activities: Phonological difficulties.