Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Authors: Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

Source: HRB Open Research, Vol 7 (2024)

Subject Terms: Language development, Language development disorders, Public Health, Early intervention, Outcome assessment, Child development, eng, Medicine

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/7-65/v2; https://doaj.org/toc/2515-4826

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The development and productivity of a measure for identifying low language abilities in children aged 24–36 months

Authors: James Law, Jenna Charlton, Philip Wilson, Robert Rush, Vicky Gilroy, Cristina McKean

Source: BMC Pediatrics, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)

Subject Terms: Child development, Language, Language delay, Surveillance, Developmental screening, Early prevention, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2431

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/6de0fa8b36804d3ca801ae40fa0b710a

The development of a digital story-retell elicitation and analysis tool through citizen science data collection, software development and machine learning

Authors: Rebecca Bright, Elaine Ashton, Cristina Mckean, Yvonne Wren

Source: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 14 (2023)

Subject Terms: story retell, citizen science, language sample, machine learning, speech pathology, story grammar, Psychology, BF1-990

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.989499/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078

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‘Making the most of together time’: development of a Health Visitor–led intervention to support children’s early language and communication development at the 2–2½-year-old review

Authors: Cristina McKean, Rose Watson, Jenna Charlton, Sue Roulstone, Caitlin Holme, Victoria Gilroy, James Law

Source: Pilot and Feasibility Studies, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-26 (2022)

Subject Terms: Language development, Young children, Intervention development, COM-B model, Implementation science, Tailored intervention, Medicine (General), R5-920

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2055-5784

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/7f8a9fd1cd2141be90508b0f0c02768c

Rethinking Speech Sound Disorder (SSD) in Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip and Palate: The Importance of Recognizing Phonological and Language Difficulties

Authors: Stephanie van Eeden (ORCID 0000-0002-0902-0564), Cristina McKean (ORCID 0000-0001-9058-9813), Helen Stringer (ORCID 0000-0002-7470-2166)

Source: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2025 60(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Congenital Impairments, Speech Impairments, Articulation Impairments, Phonology, Speech, Language Tests, Language Impairments, Children, Language Skills, Language Acquisition, Speech Evaluation

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals

Developing Preschool Language Surveillance Models - Cumulative and Clustering Patterns of Early Life Factors in the Early Language in Victoria Study Cohort

Authors: Patricia Eadie, Penny Levickis, Cristina McKean, Elizabeth Westrupp, Edith L. Bavin, Robert S. Ware, Bibi Gerner, Sheena Reilly

Source: Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 10 (2022)

Subject Terms: language, development, preschool, surveillance, risk factors, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.826817/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2360

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Universal language development screening: comparative performance of two questionnaires

Authors: Philip Wilson, James Law, Robert Rush, Jenna Charlton, Vicky Gilroy, Cristina McKean

Source: BMJ Paediatrics Open, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2022)

Subject Terms: Pediatrics, RJ1-570

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Relation: https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/6/1/e001324.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2399-9772

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The Role of Social and Emotional Adjustment in Mediating the Relationship Between Early Experiences and Different Language Outcomes

Authors: James Law, Nathalie Tamayo, Cristina Mckean, Robert Rush

Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 12 (2021)

Subject Terms: home learning environment (HLE), parental mental health, strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ), pragmatic competence, structural language abilities, Psychiatry, RC435-571

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.654213/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-0640

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How Reliable Is Assessment of Children's Sentence Comprehension Using a Self-Directed App? A Comparison of Supported versus Independent Use

Authors: Pauline Frizelle, Ana Buckley, Tricia Biancone, Anna Ceroni, Darren Dahly, Paul Fletcher, Dorothy V. M. Bishop, Cristina McKean

Source: Journal of Child Language. 2024 51(6):1395-1423.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 29

Descriptors: Language Processing, Computer Software, Language Tests, Syntax, Computer Assisted Testing, Preschool Children, Test Reliability

Adapting Early Years Language and Communication Support in Response to COVID-19 -- A Catalyst for Reflection and More Successful Parental Engagement?

Authors: Christine Jack (ORCID 0000-0002-6234-6205), Elaine Ashton, Kate Conn, Carolyn Letts, Sean Pert, Emily Preston, Naomi Rose, Helen Stringer, Cristina McKean

Source: Child Language Teaching and Therapy. 2024 40(3):256-277.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Verbal Development, COVID-19, Pandemics, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Interviews

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)

Using Theory to Drive Intervention Efficacy: The Role of Dose Form in Interventions for Children with DLD

Authors: Pauline Frizelle, Cristina McKean

Source: Children, Vol 9, Iss 6, p 859 (2022)

Subject Terms: Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), intervention, theories, dose form, children, vocabulary, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/6/859; https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9067

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Piloting Building Early Sentences Therapy for Pre-School Children with Low Language Abilities: An Examination of Efficacy and the Role of Sign as an Active Ingredient

Authors: Anastasia Trebacz (ORCID 0000-0002-0528-6082), Cristina McKean (ORCID 0000-0001-9058-9813), Helen Stringer (ORCID 0000-0002-7470-2166), Sean Pert

Source: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2024 59(3):1128-1151.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 24

Descriptors: Early Intervention, Preschool Children, Program Effectiveness, Sentences, Sentence Structure, Sign Language, Expressive Language, Language Skills

The Relationship between Direct or Indirect Therapy and Language Profiles in Children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) across European Countries

Authors: Niloufar Jalali-Moghadam, Hanne B. Søndergaard Knudsen, Ewa Czaplewska, Silvia Nieva, Marja Laasonen, Ellen Gerrits, Cristina McKean, James Law

Source: European Journal of Special Needs Education. 2024 39(5):820-835.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 16

Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Intervention, Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Foreign Countries, Geographic Location, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Allied Health Personnel, Predictor Variables, Therapy, Cultural Influences, Context Effect, Speech Language Pathology, Expressive Language, Receptive Language

Geographic Terms: Europe

Ensuring Treatment Fidelity in Intervention Studies: Developing a Checklist and Scoring System within a Behaviour Change Paradigm

Authors: Jo Baker (ORCID 0000-0001-8425-1955), Helen Stringer (ORCID 0000-0002-7470-2166), Cristina McKean (ORCID 0000-0001-9058-9813)

Source: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2024 59(1):379-395.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Fidelity, Intervention, Validity, Research, Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology, Research Assistants, Training, Opinions, Language Impairments, Children

Levers for Language Growth: Characteristics and Predictors of Language Trajectories between 4 and 7 Years.

Authors: Cristina McKean, Fiona K Mensah, Patricia Eadie, Edith L Bavin, Lesley Bretherton, Eileen Cini, Sheena Reilly

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 8, p e0134251 (2015)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4524638?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/f4a0fe7bfe9d4ea89ad286c2e1dd1b9c

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