Opportunities for Word Learning (OWL)

The Opportunities for Word Learning project is funded by the US National Institutes of Health to investigate how children with Developmental Language Disorder learn new words and how this relates to their reading abilities. We are working with Professor Tiffany Hogan (MGH Institute of Health Professions), Professor Julie Wolter (University of Montana) and Dr Suzanne Adlof (University of South Carolina) on this project.

Publications:

  • Radville, K. M., Pfeiffer, D. L., Sheranian, K., Wolter, J., Ricketts, J., & Hogan, T. P. (2024). Caregivers’ Perceptions of COVID-19 Educational Disruptions on Children With Developmental Language Disorder and Typically Developing Peers. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1-17.
  • Alonzo, C. N., Komesidou, R., Wolter, J. A., Curran, M., Ricketts, J., & Hogan, T. P. (2022). Building sustainable models of research–practice partnerships within educational systems. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology31(3), 1-13.
  • Komesidou, R., Feller, M. J., Wolter, J. A., Ricketts, J., Rasner, M. G., Putman, C. A., & Hogan, T. P. (2022). Educators’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of screeners for developmental language disorder and dyslexia. Journal of research in reading45(3), 277-298.