Communication Disorders Quarterly articles from January 2006

Communication Disorders Quarterly archives from January 2006

Letter from the editor.(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... The articles in this issue of Communication Disorders Quarterly provide resource information that helps readers become more culturally competent. Although cultural competence is a referent used frequently, the full meaning may not be fully...

Early literacy instruction in a dual-language (Spanish-English) kindergarten.(Report)
January 1, 2006... This study determined the effectiveness of an early literacy program that embeds skills-based instruction into meaningful contexts, documented children's engagement in the instruction, and obtained insights into how language of origin (Spanish...

The role of Mexican immigrant mothers' beliefs on parental involvement in speech-language therapy.(Report)
January 1, 2006... The sociocultural framework highlights the contributions of children's cultural and linguistic contexts to early language and literacy development. To collaborate with parents in early intervention programs, including speech-language therapy,...

Using a visual tool to increase adjectives in the written language of students who are deaf or hard of hearing.(Report)
January 1, 2006... Students who are deaf or hard of hearing typically lack descriptors in their written expression. Visual tools are often used in the classroom with this population, without empirical support. This study used a single-subject changing criterion...

Effects of accent and age on the transcription of medically related utterances: a pilot study.(Report)
January 1, 2006... This pilot study investigated the effect speaker language and participant age had on the transcription of medically related utterances. Utterances were produced by native and non-native English speakers. Sixty adults across three age groups...

Education of speech-language pathologists in the United Kingdom.(From the Field)(Sister Marie de Monfort Supple of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)(Interview)
January 1, 2006... From the Field connects you with clinicians and practitioners in speech-language pathology. Each issue you will meet a professional selected for an in-depth interview on a highly practical topic. The interviews are conducted by the editor of...

Erratum.(Correction notice)
January 1, 2006... The article "Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: A Retrospective Examination of Social Skills, Linguistics, and Student Outcomes," by J. W. Hill and K. L. Coufal (CDQ Vol. 27, No. 1) contained an error in Table 3 (p. 40). The column heading "Months...