Janet Crapo and Dr. Barbara Culatta, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Early literacy skills in children have become an area of national interest due to the implications in later-developing literacy and academics. These early literacy skills are closely connected with the concept of phonemic awareness, or “the knowledge of meaningful sounds, or phonemes, in our language […]
Women Education in Rural China
Qing Xia and Dr. Karen E Hyer, Education Leadership and Foundations About the topic. In all aspects, China is integrating itself into the world. Almost any significant change to take place in China would capture the attention of the world. The education of rural women is drawing attention from society because there have been more […]
Communication for Community: Creative Activities for Bridging Language Barriers
Haley Wiggins and Dr. Legrand Richards, Educational Leadership and Foundations There is a great need in our community to unite different religious, ethnic and racial groups. In 2001 an “Alliance for Unity” was formed in Utah. Its Statement of Purpose and Mission Statement were read to LDS wards throughout the State. It reads “our Alliance […]
International Students, BYU, and Brain Drain
Steve Stancliff and Dr. Maclans A. Geo-JaJa, Educational Leadership and Foundations Brain drain is a term used in development literature to refer to the idea that the academically and technologically trained human capital of developing countries are “drained” away to the greener pastures of highly developed nations and their labor markets. This research endeavor was […]
Evaluation of Programs for the Education, Skills Training, and Integration of Sudanese Refugees in Salt Lake City
Andy Jones and Dr. Macleans Geo-Ja Ja, Educational Leadership and Foundations Introduction: The Lost Boys are a group of young male Sudanese who were driven from their homelands because of war. They traveled on foot to Ethiopia then were relocated to Kenya, where many lived for five to ten years in a refugee camp. Beginning […]
Emotional Competence in Children with Specific Language Impairment
Jennifer George, Jessica Berg and Dr. Martin Fujiki, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Children with SLI (Speech Language Impairment) have difficulty with the comprehension and expression of language. SLI is distinct and separate from intellectual ability and children with SLI have non-verbal IQs within the normal range. Many children with SLI have not only language deficits, […]
Effects of Multicultural Training on Counseling: A Meta-Analysis
Todd Wilson Dunn and Dr. Tim Smith, Counseling Psychology and Special Education The past two decades have seen a proliferation in the amount of publications on multicultural counseling. For example, over 1000 published reports investigating multicultural counseling and the cultural contexts of psychology have appeared in psychological literature since 1995. Many of these studies have […]
Reliability of the Rhyme Sort Measure, An Early Literacy Assessment Tool
Janet Crapo and Dr. Barbara Culatta, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Early literacy skills in children have become an area of national interest due to the implications in later-developing literacy and academics. These early literacy skills are closely connected with the concept of phonemic awareness, or “the knowledge of meaningful sounds, or phonemes, in our language […]
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Teaching Early Literacy Skills in a Dual-Language Program
Melissa Willes and Dr. Barbara Culatta, Audiology and Speech Language Pathology Effective literacy skills are essential to success in life. In order to gain these skills, a strong literacy foundation must be established during childhood. Any impairment of this skill has a profound effect on the life of a child. Children with delayed literacy skills […]
Nonconformance in Children with Specific Language Impairment
Kathryn S. Todd and Dr. Martin Fujiki, Audiology and Speech Language Pathology Children diagnosed with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) “exhibit significant limitations in language functioning that cannot be attributed to deficits in hearing, oral structure and function, or general intelligence” (Leonard, 1987). Recently, research revealed children with SLI also demonstrate difficulty in social interaction. As […]
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