Australian speech-language pathologists' self-rated confidence, knowledge, and skill on constructs essential to practising in literacy with children and adolescents.
To investigate Australian speech-language pathologists' (SLPs') knowledge of language and literacy constructs, skills in linguistic manipulation, and self-rated ability and confidence. Two hundred and thirty-one SLPs from across Australia completed an online knowledge and skill assessment survey. Th...
| Published in: | International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 426 - 440 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2023
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