Communication Disorders Quarterly articles from January 2004

Communication Disorders Quarterly archives from January 2004

From the editor.(Editorial)
January 1, 2004... Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson (1998) speaks to us of the dilemma faced by two mice who discovered change had occurred seemingly overnight, and he chronicles how they dealt with the loss of their comfortable supply of cheese. In this...

Over the brink of the millennium: have we said all we can say about language-based learning disabilities?
January 1, 2004... In this article, the author reviews the state of the art in school-age language learning disabilities. Some of the key connections among language, learning, and reading disabilities are outlined. The challenges facing speech and language...

Effects of a multiple linguistic and prescriptive approach to spelling instruction: a case study.
January 1, 2004... Current research in spelling development emphasizes specific linguistic factors that provide the foundation for spelling abilities. These factors are addressed in the case of a fifth-grade student with spelling difficulties. The student...

Detecting the ambiguity of sentences: relationship to early reading skill.
January 1, 2004... The authors of this article report on a preliminary study of 18, 4-and 5-year-old children, followed by a longitudinal study of 44 children, who were tested in the first, second, and third grades. The children's ability to detect the ambiguity...

Project SEEL: part I. Systematic and engaging early literacy instruction.
January 1, 2004... Part I of a three-part series, this article describes Systematic and Engaging Early Literacy Instruction (SEEL), a program designed to engage and motivate children as they learn early literacy skills. The project, implemented in Spanish as part...

Project SEEL: Part II. Using technology to enhance early literacy instruction in Spanish.(Systematic and Engaging Early Literacy Instruction)
January 1, 2004... Custom-made digital media are rich, varied, and motivational early literacy materials. An important component of Project SEEL (Systematic and Engaging Early Literacy Instruction) was the use of tailor-made digital books and activities in the...

Continuing education questions.
January 1, 2004... CDQ Volume 25, Number 2 Winter 2004 Over the Brink of the Millennium: Have We Said All We Can Say About Language-Based Learning Disabilities? Geraldine P. Wallach 1. The concept of a continuum of language disorders relates to...

Conference calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2004... October 2004 October 7-9, 2004 * Council for Learning Disabilities, 26th International Conference on Learning Disabilities * Las Vegas, NV * Contact: 571/258-1010; Web site: http://www.cldinternational.org October 11-12, 2004 * Council...