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Publications Citing the Use of SALT

2010

Costanza-Smith, A. (2010). The Clinical Utility of Language Samples. Perspectives on Language Learning and Education. Vol. 17 (1), pp. 9-15.   link to abstract

DeThorne, L. S., Petrill, S., Schatschneider, C., & Cutting, L. (2010). Conversational Language Use as a Predictor of Early Reading Development: Language History as a Moderating Variable. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 53, pp. 209-223.   link to abstract

Fabiano-Smith, L. & Goldstein, B. (2010). Phonological Acquisition in Bilingual Spanish-English Speaking Children. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 53, pp. 160-178.   link to abstract

Heilmann, J. (2010). Myths and Realities of Language Sample Analysis. Perspectives on Language Learning and Education. Vol. 17 (1), pp. 4-8.   link to abstract

Horton-Ikard, R. (2010). Language Sample Analysis With Children Who Speak Non-Mainstream Dialects of English. Perspectives on Language Learning and Education. Vol. 17 (1), pp. 16-23.   link to abstract

Jacobson, P. & Livert, D. (2010). English past tense use as a clinical marker in older bilingual children with language impairment. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. Vol. 24 (2), pp. 101-121.   link to abstract

Justice, L., Breit-Smith, A., & Rogers, M. (2010). Data Recycling: Using Existing Databases to Increase Research Capacity in Speech-Language Development and Disorders. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. Vol. 41, pp. 39-43.   link to abstract

Rice, M., Smolik, F., Perpich, D., Thompson, T., Rytting, N., & Blossom, M. (2010). Mean Length of Utterance Levels in 6-Month Intervals for Children 3 to 9 Years With and Without Language Impairments. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 53, pp. 333-349.   link to abstract

Rojas, R. & Iglesias, A. (2010). Using Language Sampling to Measure Language Growth. Perspectives on Language Learning and Education. Vol. 17 (1), pp. 24-31.   link to abstract

Romski, M., Sevcik, R., Adamson, L., Cheslock, M., Smith A., Barker, R. M., & Bakeman, R. (2010). Randomized Comparison of Augmented and Nonaugmented Lanugage Interventions for Toddlers With Developmental Delays and Their Parents. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 53, pp. 350-364.   link to abstract

Schuele, C. M. (2010). The Many Things Language Sample Analysis Has Taught Me. Perspectives on Language Learning and Education. Vol. 17 (1), pp. 32-37.   link to abstract

Westerveld, M. F. (2010). Syntactic performance of 6- and 7-year-old children in expository and narrative discourse. Paper presented at the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, Wisconsin.   pdf of poster

Westerveld, M. & Gillon, G. (2010). Profiling oral narrative ability in young school-aged children. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Vol. 12 (3), pp. 178-189.   link to abstract

Westerveld, M. & Gillon, G. (2010). Oral narrative context effects on poor readers' spoken language performance: Story retelling, story generation, and personal narratives. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Vol. 12 (2), pp. 132-141.   link to abstract

Westerveld, M. F., & Heilmann, J. (2010). Narrative analysis: The effects of geographic location on children's spoken language performance. Paper presented at the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, Wisconsin.   pdf of poster

2009

Castilla, A., Restrepo, M., & Perez-Leroux, A. (2009). Individual differences and language interdependence: A study of sequential bilingual development in Spanish-English preschool children. International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism. pp. 1-16.   link to abstract

Gutierrez-Clellen, V., Simon-Cereijido, G., & Leone, A. (2009). Code-switching in bilingual children with specific language impairment. International Journal of Bilingualism. Vol. 13 (1), pp. 91.   link to abstract

Nippold, M. (2009). School-Age Children Talk About Chess: Does Knowledge Drive Syntactic Complexity? Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 52, pp. 856-871.   link to abstract

Nippold, M., Mansfield, T., Billow, J., & Tomblin, B. (2009). Syntactic Development in Adolescents With a History of Language Impairments: A Follow-Up Investigation. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Vol. 18, pp. 241-251.   link to abstract

Pennington, L., Thomson, K., James, P., Martin, L., & McNally, R. (2009). Effects of It Takes Two to Talk—The Hanen Program for Parents of Preschool Children With Cerebral Palsy: Findings From an Exploratory Study. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 52, pp. 1121-1138.   link to abstract

Pruitt, S. & Oetting, J. (2009). Past Tense Marking by African American English–Speaking Children Reared in Poverty. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 52, pp. 2-15.   link to abstract

Rispoli, M., Hadley, P., & Holt, J. (2009). The Growth of Tense Productivity. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 52, pp. 930-944.   link to abstract

Shriberg, L., Lohmeier, H., Campbell, T., Dollaghan, C., Green, J., & Moore, C. (2009). A Nonword Repetition Task for Speakers With Misarticulations: The Syllable Repetition Task (SRT). Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 52, pp. 1189-1212.   link to abstract

Tager-Flusberg, H., Rogers, S., Cooper, J., Landa, R., Lord, C., Paul, R., Rice, M., Stoel-Gammon, C., Wetherby, A., & Yoder, P. (2009). Defining Spoken Language Benchmarks and Selecting Measures of Expressive Language Development for Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 52, pp. 643-652.   link to abstract

2008

Anderson, J. & Byrd, C. (2008). Phonotactic Probability Effects in Children Who Stutter. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 51, pp. 851-866.   link to abstract

DeThorne, L., Petrill, S., Hart, S., Channell, R., Campbell, R., Deater-Deckard, K., Thompson, L., & Vandenbergh, D. (2008). Genetic Effects on Children's Conversational Language Use. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 51, pp. 423-435.   link to abstract

Johnston, J. (2008). Narratives Twenty-Five Years Later. Topics in Language Disorders. Vol. 28 (2), pp. 93-98.   link to abstract

Nippold, M., Mansfield, T., Billow, J., & Tomblin, B. (2008). Expository Discourse in Adolescents With Language Impairments: Examining Syntactic Development. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Vol. 17, pp. 256-266.   link to abstract

Puranik, C., Lombardino, L., & Altmann, L. (2008). Assessing the Microstructure of Written Language Using a Retelling Paradigm. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Vol. 17, pp. 107-120.   link to abstract

Rispoli, M., Hadley, P., & Holt, J. (2008). Stalls and Revisions: A Developmental Perspective on Sentence Production. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 51, pp. 953-966.   link to abstract

Thordardottir, E. (2008). Language-Specific Effects of Task Demands on the Manifestation of Specific Language Impairment: A Comparison of English and Icelandic. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 51, pp. 922-937.   link to abstract

2007

Caesar, L. & Kohler, P. (2007). The State of School-Based Bilingual Assessment: Actual Practice Versus Recommended Guidelines. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. Vol. 38 (3), pp. 190.   link to abstract

DeThorne, L. & Channell, R. (2007). Clinician–Child Interactions: Adjustments in Linguistic Complexity. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Vol. 16, pp. 119-127.   link to abstract

Moyle, M., Ellis Weismer, S., Evans, J., & Lindstrom, M. (2007). Longitudinal Relationships Between Lexical and Grammatical Development in Typical and Late-Talking Children. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 50, pp. 508-528.   link to abstract

Nippold, M., Mansfield, T., & Billow, J. (2007). Peer Conflict Explanations in Children, Adolescents, and Adults: Examining the Development of Complex Syntax. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Vol. 16, pp. 179-188.   link to abstract

Peña, E. (2007). Lost in Translation: Methodological Considerations in Cross-Cultural Research. Child Development. Vol. 78 (4), pp. 1255-1264.   link to abstract

Simon-Cereijido, G. & Gutiérrez-Clellen, V. (2007). Spontaneous language markers of Spanish language impairment. Applied Psycholinguistics. Vol. 28 (02), pp. 317-339.   link to abstract

Thordardottir, E. & Namazi, M. (2007). Specific Language Impairment in French-Speaking Children: Beyond Grammatical Morphology. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 50, pp. 698-715.   link to abstract

2006

Miles, S., Chapman, R., & Sindberg, H. (2006). Sampling Context Affects MLU in the Language of Adolescents With Down Syndrome. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 49, pp. 325-337.   link to abstract

2005

Parker, M. & Brorson, K. (2005). A comparative study between mean length of utterance in morphemes (MLUm) and mean length of utterance in words (MLUw). First Language.   link to abstract

Thordardottir E. (2005). Early lexical and syntactic development in Quebec French and English: implications for cross-linguistic and bilingual assessment. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. Vol. 40 (3), pp. 243-278.   link to abstract

2004

Gillam, R. & Gorman, B. (2004). Language and Discourse Contributions to Word Recognition and Text Iinterpretation: Implications of a Dynamic Systems Perspective. Language and Literacy Learning in Schools. Ch. 3, pp. 63-96.   link to article

Girolametto, L., Weitzman, E., & Greenberg, J. (2004). The Effects of Verbal Support Strategies on Small-Group Peer Interactions. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. Vol. 35 (3), pp. 254-268.   link to abstract

Redmond, S. (2004). Conversational profiles of children with ADHD, SLI and typical development. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. Vol. 18 (2), pp. 107-125.   link to abstract

2003

Muñoz, M., Gillam, R., Peña, E. & Gulley-Faehnle, A. (2003). Measures of Language Development in Fictional Narratives of Latino children. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. Vol. 34 (4), pp. 332-342.   link to abstract

2002

Owen, A. & Leonard, L. (2002). Lexical Diversity in the Spontaneous Speech of Children With Specific Language Impairment Application of D. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 45 (5), pp. 927-937.   link to abstract

1999

Iskowitz, M. (1999). What Can Technology Do to Improve Your Practice? Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists. Mar 8.   link to article

1996

Gavin, W. & Giles, L. (1996). Sample Size Effects on Temporal Reliability of Language Sample Measures of Preschool Children. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 39, pp. 1258-1262.   link to abstract

1994

Fenson, L., Dale, P., Reznick, J., Bates, E., Thal, D., Pethick, S., Tomasello, M., Mervis C., & Stiles, J. (1994). Variability in Early Communicative Development. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Vol. 59 (5), pp. 40-185.   link to abstract

Weismer, S., Murray-Branch, J., & Miller, J. (1994). A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Language Development in Late Talkers. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Vol. 37 (4), pp. 852-867.   link to abstract