The Common Core State Standards and a Response to Intervention framework are movements sweeping the nation. Speech-language pathologists are uniquely positioned to play a pivotal role in supporting successful implementation of these movements. This article explores the assessment tools speech-language pathologists SLPs will need to identify and progress monitor critical language/literacy skills...

This study aimed at identifying important skills for reading comprehension in Chinese dyslexic children and their typically developing counterparts matched on age (CA controls) or reading level (RL controls). The children were assessed on Chinese reading comprehension, cognitive, and reading-related skills. Results showed that the dyslexic children performed significantly less well than the CA ...

A mismatch between the literacy skills of individuals and the demands of oral health services may erect an unnecessary barrier to preventive care and treatment. Findings from the 1992 survey of adult literacy in the United States indicate that more than two-thirds of adults over the age of sixty were limited in their ability to use written health materials in prose format, had problems finding ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To clarify the concept of adherence to daily oral chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), to examine its implications for clinical practice, and to provide a foundation for further research and knowledge development. DATA SOURCES Published literature identified through the MEDLINE®, CINAHL®, PsycINFO, and ERIC databases. DATA SYNTHESIS Identified...

OBJECTIVE To assess changes of knowledge and attitudes and health service access and utilization after the implementation of a community health worker program for oral health promotion. METHODS A capacity building project including learning, support, and supervision activities was developed between July 2003 and August 2004. A study to assess changes was conducted including 36 community healt...

The present study aims at investigating Indonesian EFL students’s attitude toward oral-presentations in the local context. design of was qualitative descriptive research. participants were twenty-one English major students semester 5. data collection technique open-ended questionaires. Data analysis conducted by content analysis. findings revealed that students’ view oral presentations twofold,...