Professor Martine Smith

• Smith,Martine M. M.M., Murray,Janice J., Parachute without a ripcord: The skydive of communication interaction, AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 27, (4), 2011, p292-303Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• Smith, Martine, Supporting vocabulary development in children who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Journal of the Speech Language Hearing Association Taiwan, 33, 2015, p35 - 59Journal Article, 2015, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Literacy in AAC. in, editor(s)L. Lloyd, D. Fuller and H. Arvidson , Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Handbook of Principles and Practices, London, Allyn and Bacon, 1997, pp414 - 443, [Smith, M., Blischak, D.]Book Chapter, 1997
• The bimodal situation of children learning language using manual and graphic signs in, editor(s)F Loncke, J Clibbens, H Arvidson, L Lloyd , Augmentative and Alternative Communication: New Directions in Research and Practice, London, Whurr, 1999, pp8 - 30, [Smith, M., Grove, N.]Book Chapter, 1999
• Determining utterance boundaries: Problems and strategies in, editor(s)S von Tetzchner, J Clibbens , Understanding the theoretical and methodological bases of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Toronto, CA: ISAAC, 2001, pp15 - 41, [Smith, M., Grove, N.]Book Chapter, 2001
• Smith, M., Simply a speech impairment? Literacy challenges for individuals with severe congenital speech impairments, International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 48, (4), 2001, p331 - 353Journal Article, 2001
• Environmental influences on aided language development: the role of partner adaptation in, editor(s)S. von Tetzchner, N. Grove , Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Developmental issues, London, Whurr, 2003, pp155 - 175, [Smith, M.]Book Chapter, 2003
• Smith, M., Adolescence and augmentative and alternative communication, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, European Academy of Childhood Disability, Oslo, October 2-4, 45, (Supplement 97), Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp15 - 16Conference Paper, 2003
• Smith, Martine M., Language Development of Individuals Who Require Aided Communication: Reflections on State of the Science and Future Research Directions, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 31, (3), 2015, p215 - 233Journal Article, 2015, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Smith, Martine, Literacy and Augmentative and Alternative Communication, First, New York, Elsevier, 2005, 1 - 267ppBook, 2005
• Griffiths C.Smith M,M., Attuning: a communication process between people with severe and profound intellectual disability and their interaction partners., Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities., 29, 2016, p124 - 138Journal Article, 2016, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 31, 4, (2015), 261 - 350p, Martine Smith, [Ed], 2015-17Journal, 2015
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 32, 1, (2016), 1 - 79p, Martine Smith, [Editor], 2015-17Journal, 2016
• Smith, Martine Murray, Janice, The Silent Partner? Language, Interaction and Aided Communication, London, J&R Press Ltd, 2016, 1 - 299ppBook, 2016
• Introduction in, editor(s)Smith, Martine Murray, Janice , The Silent Partner? Language, Interaction and Aided Communication, London, J&R Press Ltd, 2016, pp1 - 16, [Smith, Martine, Murray, Janice]Book Chapter, 2016, TARA - Full Text
• " this is not going to be like, you know, standard communication?". Naturally speaking adults using aided communication in, editor(s)Smith, Martine Murray, Janice , The Silent Partner? Language, Interaction and Aided Communication, London, J&R Press Ltd, 2016, pp269 - 288, [Smith, Martine; McCague, Ellen, O'Gara, Justyne; Sammon, Seana]Book Chapter, 2016, TARA - Full Text
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 32, 3, (2016), 163 - 226p, Martine Smith, [Editor], 2015-17Journal, 2016
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 32, 2, (2016), 80 - 162p, Martine Smith, [Editor], 2015-2017Journal, 2016
• Smith, Martine, Evidence for Impact, Impact of Evidence, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 32, (4), 2016Journal Article, 2016, DOI , URL
• Smith, Martine, The dual challenges of aided communication and adolescence, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 21, (1), 2005, p67 - 79Journal Article, 2005, URL
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 32, 4, (2016), 227 - 319p, Martine Smith, [eds.], 2015--2017Journal, 2016
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 33, 1, (2017), 1 - 64p, Smith, Martine, [Editor-in-Chief], 2015-2018Journal, 2017
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 33, 2, (2017), 65 - 120p, Smith, Martine, [Editor], 2015-2018Journal, 2017
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 33, 3, (2017), 121 - 188p, Smith, Martine, [Editor], 2015-2018Journal, 2017
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 33, 4, (2017), 189 - 259p, Smith, Martine, [Editor], 2015-2018Journal, 2017
• Lynch, Y., McCleary, M., Smith, MM, Instructional strategies used in direct AAC interventions with children to support graphic symbol learning: A systematic review, Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2018, p23 - 36Journal Article, 2018, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Deliberato, D. Jennische, M., Oxley, J., Nunes, L. Walter, C., Massaro, M., Almeida, M., Stadskleiv, K., Basil, C., Coronas, M., Smith, M., & von Tetzchner, S., Vocabulary comprehension and strategies in name construction among children using aided communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 34, (1), 2018, p16 - 29Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Smith, M.M., Batorowicz, B., Dahlgren Sandberg, A., Murray, J., Stadskleiv, K., van Balkom, H., Neuvonen, K. & von Tetzchner, S,, Constructing narratives to describe video events using aided communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 34, (1), 2018, p40 - 53Journal Article, 2018, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Murray, J., Dahlgren Sandberg, A., Smith, M.M., Deliberato, D., Stadskleiv, K., & von Tetzchner, S., Communicating the unknown: descriptions of pictured scenes and events presented on video by children and adolescents using aided communication and their peers using natural speech, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 34, (1), 2018, p30 - 39Journal Article, 2018, URL
• Fiona Ryan, Martine Smith, Margaret Leahy, Stories from the other side: Outcomes of narrative therapy for adults who stutter, European Symposium on Fluency Disorders, Antwerp, Belgium, February 16-17, 2018, 2018Poster, 2018
• Smith, Martine, Constructing and navigating cultural borderlands using augmentative and alternative communication, Topics in Language Disorders, 38, (2), 2018, p96 - 107Journal Article, 2018, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Adolescence and augmentative and alternative communication in, editor(s)Spencer, Sarah , Supporting adolescents with language disorders, London, UK, J&R Press, 2018, pp215 - 236, [Smith, Martine]Book Chapter, 2018
• Accessing the voices of children who use augmentative and alternative communication: Merits and pitfalls of co-construction in, editor(s)Twomey, Miriam Carroll, Clare , Seen and Heard: Exploring participation, engagement and voice for children with disabilities, Oxford, Peter Lang, 2018, pp171 - 190, [Smith, Martine]Book Chapter, 2018, TARA - Full Text
• Griffiths, C,, Smith, M,, You and me: The structural basis for the interaction of people with severe and profound intellectual disability and others, Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 21, (2), 2017, p103 - 117Journal Article, 2017, URL
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 34, 1, (2018), 1 - 91p, Smith, Martine, [eds.], 2015-2018Journal, 2018
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 34, 1, (2018), 1 - 91p, Smith, Martine, [eds.], 2015-2018Journal, 2018, URL
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 34, 2, (2018), 93 - 165p, Smith, Martine, [eds.], 2015-2018Journal, 2018, URL
• Neuvonen, K., Launonen, K. Smith, M, von Tetzchner, S, Extending and narrowing: creative strategies in using graphic symbols, Biennial Conference of the International Society for AAC, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Australia, 2018Conference Paper, 2018
• Lynch, Y., Murray, J., Moulam, L., Meredith, S., Goldbart, J., Smith, M., Batorowicz, B., Randall, N., Judge, S., Decision-making in communication aid recommendations in the UK: Cultural and contextual influencers, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2019, p13Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Murray, J., Lynch, Y., Meredith, S., Moulam, L., Goldbart, J., Smith, M., Randall, N. & Judge, S. , Professionals' decision-making in recommending communication aids in the UK: competing considerations, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 35, 2019, p1-13Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Smith, M., Innovations for Supporting Communication: Opportunities and challenges for people with complex communication needs, Folia Phoniatrica Logopedia, 71, (1), 2019, p156 - 167Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Tinney, G. & Smith, M., Identifying and managing incidents of minor theft within a service for individuals with intellectual disabilities, British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 47, 2019, p264 - 269Journal Article, 2019, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Smith, M., Manduchi, B., Burke, E., Carroll, R., McCallion, P. & McCarron, M., Communication difficulties in adults with Intellectual Disability: Results from a national cross-sectional study, Research in Developmental Disabilities, 97, (103557), 2020, p1-12Journal Article, 2020, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Social contexts: Communication, Leisure and Recreation in, editor(s)Christine Imms Dido Green , Participation: Optimising outcomes in childhood-onset neurodisability, London, UK, Mac Keith Press, 2020, pp67 - 76, [Batorowicz, Beata; Smith, Martine]Book Chapter, 2020
• Sutton, Ann, Trudeau, Natacha, Morford, Jill, Smith, Martine, Expressive and receptive use of speech and graphic symbols by typically developing children: What skills contribute to performance on structured sentence-level tasks?, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 23, (2), 2021, p155-167Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Lynam, Aideen; Smith, Martine, Sibling involvement in interventions for children with a disability: A systematic review, Disability & Rehabilitation, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Neuvonen, K., Jagoe, C., Launonen, K., Smith, M., von Tetzchner, S., Expectations and interpretations of conversations using aided communication: An application of relevance theory, Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders, 10, (2), 2019, p125 - 152Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Sotiropoulou Drosopoulou, C., Murray, J., Smith, M., Launonen, K., Neuvonen, K., Lynch, Y., Stadskleiv, K., & Von Tetzchner, S., Conversation Patterns between Children with Severe Speech Impairment and their Conversation Partners in Dyadic and Multi-person Interactions, Applied Linguistics , 2021Journal Article, 2021, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Quigley, D. & Smith, M., Achieving effective inter-professional practice between speech and language therapists and teachers: an epistemological perspective, Child Language Teaching and Therapy , 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , URL
• Costello, John; Smith, Martine, The BCH message banking process, voice banking, and double dipping, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 37, (4), 2021, p241 - 250Journal Article, 2021, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Neuvonen, K.; Launonen, K.;Smith, M.; Stadskleiv, K.; von Tetzchner, S., Strategies in conveying information about unshared events using aided communication, Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2021, p1 - 17Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Clinical applications of speech synthesis in, editor(s)Martin J. Ball , Manual of Clinical Phonetics, London, Routledge, 2021, pp516 - 522, [Smith, Martine; Costello John]Book Chapter, 2021, TARA - Full Text
• Quigley, D., Smith, M., Hayes, N., What's the magic word? Mapping oral language interventions implemented in prevention and early intervention programmes, Irish Educational Studies, 2022, p1-24Journal Article, 2022, DOI
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Underserved or Unserved Populations in, editor(s)Sandra Levey Pamela Enderby , The Unserved: Addressing the needs of those with communication disorders, Surrey, UK, J & R Press Ltd, 2022, pp1-17 , [Dada, S., Murray, J., & Smith, M.]Book Chapter, 2022
• Stadskleiv, K., Batorowicz, B., Dahlgren Sandberg, A., Launonen, K., Murray, J., Neuvonon, K., Oxley, J., Renner, G., Smith, M., Soto, G., van Balkom, H., Walter, C., Yang, Chih-Kang, & von Tetzchner, S. , Aided communication, mind understanding and co-construction of meaning, Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 25, (8), 2022, p518 - 530Journal Article, 2022, DOI
• Martine M. Smith, Clinical Cases in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1st, London, Routledge, 2023, 1 - 200ppBook, 2023
• Sotiropoulou Drosopoulou, C., Murray, J., Smith, M., Launonen, K., Neuvonen, K, Lynch, Y, Stadskliev, K and von Tetzchner, S, Appraising Conversation patterns between children and young people who use aided AAC and their conversation partners in two-person and multiperson interactions - clinical implications , Communication Matters International AAC Conference , Leeds UK , 11/09/22, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
• Neuvonen, K., Smith, M., Launonen, K. & von Tetzchner, S., Communication partner strategies in negotiation for meaning in interactions involving aided communication, Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 37, (12), 2023, p1104 - 1123Journal Article, 2023
• Smith, Martine, Speech, language and aided communication: Connections and questions in a developmental context, Disability and Rehabilitation, 28, (3), 2006, p151 - 157Journal Article, 2006
• Smith, Martine, Phonology without speech?, IASLT Biennial Conference, March 7-9, 2007, 2007Conference Paper, 2007
• The 'triple jump' assessment in problem based learning: An evaluative method used in the appraisal of both knowledge acquisition and problem solving skills in, editor(s)G. O'Neill, S. Huntley-Moore, and P. Race , Case Studies of Good Practice in Assessment of Student earning in Higher Education, Dublin, AISHE, 2007, pp116 - 119, [K. McTiernan, M. Leahy, I.P. Walsh, P. Sloane, M. Smith]Book Chapter, 2007, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Smith, Martine, Looking back to look forward: Perspectives on AAC research, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 24, (3), 2008, p187 - 189Journal Article, 2008
• Smith, Martine, Connolly, Isobel, Roles of aided communication: Perspectives of adults who use AAC, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 3, (5), 2008, p260 - 273Journal Article, 2008, DOI , URL
• Smith, M, Sandberg, AD, Larsson, M, Reading and spelling in children with severe speech and physical impairments: a comparative study., International journal of language & communication disorders / Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, 44, (6), 2009, p864 - 882Journal Article, 2009, DOI , URL
• Larsson, M, Sandberg, AD, Smith, M, Early reading and spelling abilities in children with severe speech and physical impairment: a cross-linguistic comparison., Research in developmental disabilities, 30, (1), 2009, p77 - 95Journal Article, 2009, DOI
• Smith, MM, Connolly, I, Roles of aided communication: perspectives of adults who use AAC., Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology, 3, (5), 2008Journal Article, 2008, DOI
• Larsson, Maria, Dahlgren-Sandberg, Annika, Smith, Martine, Reading and spelling in children with severe speech and physical impairments, Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 21, (5), 2009, p369 - 392Journal Article, 2009
• Narratives and aided communication: Challenges and questions in, editor(s)Lage, Dorothea , Communicative competence over the lifespan: Theoretical and methodological issues in research in augmentative and alternative communication, Toronto, Canada, ISAAC, 2008, pp101 - 115, [Smith, Martine]Book Chapter, 2008
• Asymmetry in input and output for individuals who use AAC in, editor(s)Light, J Beukelman, D Reichle, J , Communicative competence for individuals who use AAC, Baltimore, MD, Paul H Brookes, 2003, pp163 - 198, [Smith, MM, Grove, N.]Book Chapter, 2003
• Leahy,M., McTiernan, K., Smith, MM,, Sloane, P,. Walsh, I,, Walshe, M,, Ni Cholmain, C. , Foundation studies in education for therapy practice: curriculum updating, Folia Phoniatrica et Logopedica: Special Education Issue., 62, (2), 2010, p255 - 259Journal Article, 2010, DOI
• A tale of transitions: The challenges of integrating speech synthesis in aided communication in, editor(s)Mullennix, J Stern, S. , Computer synthesized speech technologies: Tools for aiding impairment., New York, IGI Global, 2010, pp234 - 256, [Smith, Martine, Murray, Janice, von Tetzchner, Stephen, & Langan, P.]Book Chapter, 2010
• Walshe M, Smith, M & Pennington, L., Interventions for drooling in children with cerebral palsy (Protocol)., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (7), 2010Journal Article, 2010, DOI
• Dahlgren-Sandberg, A., Smith, M.M., Larsson, M., An analysis of reading and spelling abilities of children using AAC: Understanding a continuum of competence, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 26, (3), 2010, p191 - 202Journal Article, 2010, DOI
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: The voices of adult users in, editor(s)Javier Pereira , Handbook of research on personal autonomy technologies and disability informatics, New York, Medical Information Science Reference, 2011, pp46 - 59, [Smith, Martine, Murray, Janice]Book Chapter, 2011
• Smith, Martine; Murray, Janice, Parachute without a ripcord: The skydive of communication interaction, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 27, (4), 2011, p292 - 303Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• Walshe, M, Smith, M & Pennington L, Approaches to managing drooling in children with cerebral palsy: Systematic review of the evidence , Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists Biennial Conference , Dublin, November 24th & 25th, 2011Conference Paper, 2011
• Walshe M, Smith M, Pennington L, Interventions for drooling in children with cerebral palsy., Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), 2, 2012, pCD008624Journal Article, 2012, DOI
• Quigley D., Smith MM, EXPLORING THE OBSERVATIONAL RATING SCALE (ORS) AS A LANGUAGE SCREENING TOOL FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS , Irish Association of Speech Language Therapists, Dublin, Ireland, November 24-25, 2011, 2011Conference Paper, 2011
• Rahill, F., Smith, MM, Parents' perception of change following a 12-week intervention for children with severe speech sound disorders, Irish Association of Speech Language Therapists, Dublin, Ireland, November 24-25, 2011, 2011Conference Paper, 2011
• Smith, MM. McCleary, M., Participation, partnership and proficiency in AAC, Shaping the Future: Current trends in research and clinical management of cerebral palsy, Dublin, Ireland, March 1-2, 2012, 2012Conference Paper, 2012
• Smith, Martine, Nunn, June & Morrison, Trish., A feasibility study of the use of oral screens in reducing saliva loss in young people with physical and intellectual impairments, Journal of Disability and Oral Health, 14, (4), 2013, p145 - 152Journal Article, 2013, DOI
• Tinney, G., Forde, J., Hone, L., Flanagan, L. & Smith, M., Safe and social: What does it mean anyway?, British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43, (1), 2014, p55 - 61Journal Article, 2014, DOI , URL
• Literacy challenges and early intervention for children using aided communication: Starting well in, editor(s)Fran Redstone , Effective SLP interventions for children with cerebral palsy, San Diego, CA,, Plural Publishing, 2014, pp305 - 336, [Smith, Martine]Book Chapter, 2014, TARA - Full Text
• Smith, Martine, Adolescence and AAC: Intervention challenges and possible solutions, Communication Disorders Quarterly, 36, (2), 2014, p112 - 118Journal Article, 2014, DOI
• Balancing multimodality and relevance in, editor(s)Smith, Martine Murray, Janice , The silent partner? Language learning and language use in aided communication., London, J&R Press, 2016, [Jagoe, C & Smith, M]Book Chapter, 2016, TARA - Full Text
• Smith, Martine, Murray, Janice, The Tellability Factor: Narratives in Aided Communication, Biennial Conference of the ISAAC, Lisbon Portugal, July 21-24, 2014Conference Paper, 2014
• Smith, Martine, Wallace, Emma; Smith, Shauna, Sounds and Words: Building phoneme awareness and early literacy, Biennial Conference of the ISAAC, Lisbon Portugal, July 21-24, 2014Conference Paper, 2014

• Pictures to Print: Problems, Puzzles and Principles in, editor(s)Allan Wilson , In AAC 2000: Practical approaches to Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Edinburgh, CALL Centre, University of Edinburgh, 2000, pp10 - 15, [Smith, Martine M.]Book Chapter
• Smith, Martine, Building a solid foundation: Linking language and literacy through aided communication, Trilhando juntos a comunicacao alternativa, Natal, Brasil, August, 2017, edited by Deliberato, D. de Paula Nunes, D, de Jesus Goncalves, M , ABPEE, 2017, pp13 - 30Conference Paper, TARA - Full Text
• Introduction to Clinical Cases in Augmentative and Alternative Communication in, editor(s)Smith, Martine M. , Clinical Cases in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, London, Routledge, 2023, pp1 - 11, [Smith, Martine M.]Book Chapter, DOI
• Personal perspectives on AAC in, editor(s)Martine M Smith , Clinical cases in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, London, Routledge, 2023, pp118 - 129, [Fitzpatrick Gillian, Fitzpatrick Sean, Lynch Yvonne, Smith Martine M.]Book Chapter, DOI
• Sotiropoulou Drosopolou, C., Murray, J., Smith, M, Launonen, K., Neuvonen, K., Lynch, Y., Stadskliev, K., and von Tetzchner, S., Appraising Conversation Patterns between children and young people who use aided AAC and their conversation partners in two-person and multiperson interactions - clinical implications , Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 2022Journal Article
• Smith, Martine, A tale of transitions: Fragile skills and shaky scaffolds on the path to literacy, AAC By the Bay, San Francisco, September 14-17, 2009, The Bridge SchoolInvited Talk
• Smith, Martine, Vocabulary instruction and aided communication, AAC By the Bay, San Francisco, Sept 14-17, 2009, 2009Conference Paper
• Smith, Martine, Literacy and AAC: Effective assessment and intervention, La Coruna University, Spain, Oct 15-17, 2009Invited Talk
• Smith, M., Tinney, G., Deasy, J., Changing the literacy landscape, Bulletin, (April ), 2010, p16 - 17Journal Article
• Smith, Martine, Improving the odds: Evidence-informed instruction to support decoding, recoding and reading, AAC By the Bay, San Jose, USA, February 27-March 1, 2014, Bridge School, San FranciscoInvited Talk
• Smith, Martine, Murray, Janice, Symbolisation towards Literacy, CM Study Day, London, UK, March 13, 2014, Communication MattersInvited Talk
• Smith, Martine, Murray, Janice, Symbolisation towards literacy, CM Study Day, Stirling, Scotland, November 12, 2014, Communication MattersInvited Talk

• Title

  What does it take to communicate using graphic symbols?
  Summary

  Children communicating using graphic symbols typically produce expressive output that is limited in terms of syntactic complexity and frequently different in terms of structural features relative to an expected spoken utterance. It is not clear whether these features reflect (1) underlying language difficulties that are manifested in both graphic and spoken modalities, with only the graphic modality available for inspection; (2) strategic accommodation to the time demands of aided communication; or (3) modality specific adaptations. One of the more productive avenues for exploring the value of each of these candidate explanations is the involvement of typically developing children, who have the potential to generate output both in graphic symbols and in speech. This research project explores the impact of varying sentence constructions on (1) the interpretation and (2) the generation of descriptions of events across spoken and graphic symbol contexts in typically developing children aged 5-7 years.
  Funding Agency

  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  Date From

  2010
  Date To

  2013
• Title

  Becoming an aided communicator
  Summary

  This is an international cross-linguistic project across 19 sites, coordinated by the University of Oslo, focusing on the language and communication development of children with severe speech and physical impairments who rely on graphic symbols and/or electronic communication devices to communicate. The research seeks to explore the interrelationships between receptive and expressive communication skills across spoken and graphic modalities, in children aged 5-15 years. Children acquiring language using graphic symbols typically are exposed primarily to speech as the primary mode of communication, but rely primarily on graphic symbols for their own expressive communication. The impact of this modality asymmetry is poorly understood. Most of these children have little access to role models who are expert in their own communication systems and many may be more expert in the use of their graphic symbols than the adults who are expected to support their communication development. The international collaboration with this project creates the potential for exploring the solutions to this unusual communication situation that are created by a uniquely large cohort of participants.
• Title

  Remembering symbols: Validating a symbol span task.
  Summary

  Assessing the working memory skills of children with severe speech and physical impairments is challenging, because of the contraints in terms of motor response accessible. The most commonly used tool is an adapted version of the digit span task, with number displays presented visually so that participants can select digits from the display. The goal of this project is to develop and validate accessible symbol- and text-based working memory tasks, initially with typically developing children and subsequently with children with severe speech and physical impairments. The research involves collaboration with the University of La Coruna and Manchester Metropolitan University.

Other health sciences, Neurosciences, Psychology and cognitive sciences, Clinical and health psychology,

• Visiting Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University 2018-
• AAC Editor's Award for best paper 1992
• Fellow Trinity College Dublin 2010

• Member International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics 2019
• Board Member, International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) 2017
• Chair, AAC committee, IALP 2021
• International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2019
• European Literacy Network member 2020
• President-Elect, Executive Committee ISAAC 2005
• President of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, (ISAAC) 2007
• Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT) 2008
• Irish Association of Speech & Language Therapists (IASLT) 2019
• International Affiliate American Speech-Language Hearing Association 2020
• Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE) 2007

• Member of the Board of the Central Remedial Clinic 2018-2020
• Member of Expert Advisory Group for youngballymun project 2010-2015
• National Designated Expert with the Research SubCommittee of the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies 2010
• Member of the Scientific Programme Committee, IALP Congress, Greece 2010
• Member of advisory group for Dublin City Children's Services Literacy subgroup 2010-2012
• Editor, Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2016-2018
• Member of Expert Advisory Group for youngballymun project 2010-2015
• Associate Editor, Augmentative and Alternative Communication Journal 2007-2015
• National Designated Expert with the Research SubCommittee of the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies 2010
• Member of the Board of the Central Remedial Clinic 2018-2020
• Member of the Scientific Programme Committee, IALP Congress, Greece 2010
• Member of the Scientific Programme Committee, IALP Congress, Greece 2010
• Member of the Board of the Central Remedial Clinic 2018-2020
• National Designated Expert with the Research SubCommittee of the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies 2010
• Member of Expert Advisory Group for youngballymun project 2010-2015
• Member of advisory group for Dublin City Children's Services Literacy subgroup 2010-2012
• Member of the Health and Social Care Professionals Research Group 2013-2015
• Associate Editor, Child Language Teaching and Therapy journal 2009-2015
• Member of the Speech Language Therapists Registration Board, CORU 2013-2021
• Member of the Scientific Programme Committee, ISAAC Conference, Barcelona 2010
• Associate Editor, Augmentative and Alternative Communication Journal 2007-2015
• Associate Editor, Augmentative and Alternative Communication Journal 2007-2015
• Member of the Health and Social Care Professionals Research Group 2013-2015
• Editor, Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2016-2018
• Member of advisory group for Dublin City Children's Services Literacy subgroup 2010-2012
• Member of the Speech Language Therapists Registration Board, CORU 2013-2021
• Associate Editor, Child Language Teaching and Therapy journal 2009-2015
• Member of the Scientific Programme Committee, ISAAC Conference, Barcelona 2010
• Associate Editor, Child Language Teaching and Therapy journal 2009-2015
• Member of the Scientific Programme Committee, ISAAC Conference, Barcelona 2010
• Member of the Speech Language Therapists Registration Board, CORU 2013-2021
• Member of the Health and Social Care Professionals Research Group 2013-2015
• Editor, Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2016-2018