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Child Language Teaching and Therapy is an international peer reviewed journal which aims to be the leading inter-disciplinary journal in the field of intervention for and management of children’s speech, language and communication needs. The journal publishes original research and review articles of high practical relevance and which emphasise inter-disciplinary collaboration … View full journal description

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Social media experiences of adolescents with communication disability: A structured interview pilot study

  • Nichola Shelton
  • Natalie Munro
  • Julia Starling
  • Lyn Tieu
  • Rebecca Sutherland
  • Melanie Keep
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Improving oral language skills in children with developmental delays: The role of an oral language-oriented instructional program

  • Weimin Wu
  • Shuyu Liu
  • Yufeng Li
  • Wenqi Chen
  • Jingyi He
  • Ching-fang Yen
  • Qinghua Li
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Speech-language pathologist and educator collaboration in literacy instruction: Establishing a shared definition through principle-based concept analysis

  • Basiliki Passaretti
  • Allison Sexton
  • Tiffany Gallagher
  • Lyn S Turkstra
  • Wenonah Campbell
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“Oh! I forgot the voice”: Comparing drawings of talking by children with and without speech sound disorder

  • Hannah Deehan
  • Sharynne McLeod
  • Linda J Harrison
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SOLAR: The Science of Language and Reading

  • Pamela C. Snow
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Is the Total Communication approach effective for children with complex speech, language and communication needs?

  • Jessie Luckins
  • Georgina Tongue
  • Judy Clegg
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Exploring parent–child interactions during a parent-implemented language intervention for children who are late-to-talk

  • Kathryn Hatherly
  • Sheila TF Moodie
  • Olivia Daub
  • Cindy Earle
  • Barbara Jane Cunningham
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Retelling stories: The validity of an online oral narrative task

  • Gail Gillon
  • Brigid McNeill
  • Amy Scott
  • Megan Gath
  • Marleen Westerveld
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Iconic gestures support novel word learning in multilingual students with SLCN in classrooms

  • Nathalie Frey
  • Carina Lüke
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Explicit cognate instruction facilitates vocabulary learning by foreign language learners with developmental language disorder

  • Elena Tribushinina
  • Geke Niemann
  • Joyce Meuwissen
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Collaborative working between speech and language therapists and teaching staff in mainstream UK primary schools: A scoping review

  • Alys Mathers
  • Nicola Botting
  • Rebecca Moss
  • Helen Spicer-Cain
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CLTT Summer Lecture 2025
Call for Papers: Special Issue "Listening to Children with Diverse Communication Abilities"
2024 summer lecture: Do we really listen to children?
CLTT 2019 Lecture given by Prof. Pamela Snow - Language and Literacy and a healthy start to life: The role of speech-language therapy in policy, practice and research
CLTT 2018 Lecture given by Jean Gross CBE - 'Bercow: What happens next?'
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CLTT Summer Lecture 2024: Professor Sharynne McLeod discussed Do we really listen to children?

CLTT Summer Lecture 2022: Carol Westby presents Roots of Literacy: Play and Language

CLTT Summer Lecture 2021: Laura Justice discussed leveraging peer as active ingredients in language intervention

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CLTT Summer Lecture 2025


Neurodiversity, Communication and Inclusive Education
Wednesday 11th June 2025
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Virtual special issue

Exploring Literacy in Children and Young People with SLCN. Read this selection of choice papers from across the journal's archive centered around literacy in children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
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2024 CLTT summer lecture

“Do we really listen to children?” presented by Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod, Children’s Voices Centre, Charles Sturt University
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Call for Papers: CLTT special issue

Consider submitting a 5,000-8,000 word paper to the special issue titled: Listening to children with diverse communication abilities. See Guidelines here. Submissions due Friday 18th April 2025.
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