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  1. A South African Investigation Into Etiological and Background Factors in Developmental Dyslexia

    Article • Dyslexia, July 2026, Wiley

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  2. Distinguishing developmental dyslexia from foundational delay: Reading proficiency of Afrikaans learners after COVID-19 lockdowns

    Article • South African Journal of Education, February 2026, Education Association of South Africa

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  3. The Transition from First to Second Language Instruction: South African Year 4 Learners

    Article • Revista de Investigación en Logopedia, July 2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  4. Professional development for teachers of Grade 1 second language learners

    Article • The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning, November 2024, Academy of Science of South Africa

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  5. The acquisition of constructions: Does modality matter?

    Article • Reading & Writing, June 2024, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  6. ’n Beskrywing van fonologiese patrone by Afrikaanse kinders van 24 tot 72 maande: ’n retrospektiewe ondersoek

    Article • LitNet Akademies, April 2024, LitNet Akademies

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  7. South African Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Working with Learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities

    Article • International Journal of Disability Development and Education, August 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  8. The potential burden experienced by South African caregivers of children with severe intellectual disability

    Article • South African Journal of Childhood Education, May 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  9. South African professionals and developmental dyslexia: Knowledge, needs and perspectives

    Article • South African Journal of Childhood Education, March 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  10. Grade 4 learners with reading and writing difficulties in Mauritius: Oral reading and spelling characteristics

    Article • South African Journal of Childhood Education, March 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  11. The Influence of Vestibular Input on the Responses of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Picture Exchange Communication to Request

    Article • Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools & Early Intervention, February 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  12. How using Multiple Languages in Teaching affects young students in a South African Private School

    Article • Journal of Language Identity & Education, February 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  13. Sensory based interventions by speech language pathologists

    Article • Advances in Communication and Swallowing, December 2022, IOS Press

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  14. Developmental dyslexia in private schools in South Africa: Educators’ perspectives

    Article • South African Journal of Education, November 2022, Education Association of South Africa

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  15. Investigating the prevalence and comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and developmental dyslexia in learners in a South African practice

    Article • South African Journal of Childhood Education, October 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  16. Developmental dyslexia in selected South African schools: Parent perspectives on management

    Article • South African Journal of Childhood Education, August 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  17. Die verwerwing van Afrikaanse foneme deur kinders van 24–72 maande

    Article • Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe, June 2022, Academy of Science of South Africa

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  18. Corrigendum: Teachers’ perspectives on learners with reading and writing difficulties in mainstream government primary schools in Mauritius

    Article • South African Journal of Childhood Education, April 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  19. Phonological awareness and learning to read in Afrikaans: The role of working memory

    Article • South African Journal of Childhood Education, August 2021, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  20. Verbal Working Memory in Second Language Reading Comprehension: A Correlational Study

    Article • Communication Disorders Quarterly, February 2021, SAGE Publications

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  21. Phonological awareness and speech perception: Skills of Grade 1 English second language learners

    Article • Reading & Writing, May 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  22. An investigation into the early literacy skills of English second language learners in South Africa

    Article • Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, April 2020, SAGE Publications

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  23. Managing Developmental Dyslexia: Practices of Speech-Language Therapists in South Africa

    Article • January 2020, Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  24. The Use of Nonword Keywords in the Speech Assessment of English Second Language Learners

    Article • Communication Disorders Quarterly, July 2019, SAGE Publications

    Lauren Ross, Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  25. Motor learning principles in Speech Sound Disorders

    Article • Communication Disorders Quarterly, March 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Salome Geertsema, Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  26. Motor learning principles applied to Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • South African Journal of Childhood Education, October 2017, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr Salome Geertsema, Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  27. The level of phonemic awareness of English second language learners.

    Article • South African Journal of Communication Disorders, January 2017, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr Salome Geertsema, Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  28. An investigation of hydration effect on voice quality

    Article • Journal of Voice, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Salome Geertsema, Prof Salomé S Geertsema

  29. A report on the communication characteristics in children with HIV

    Article • African Journal of AIDS Research, October 2014, Informa UK Limited

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema, Dr Salome Geertsema

  30. The nature of written language treatment of adolescents

    Article • South African Journal of Communication Disorders, December 2013, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Salomé S Geertsema, Dr Salome Geertsema

  31. SMS language and written language skills

    Article • South African Journal of Education, November 2011, Education Association of South Africa

    Dr Salome Geertsema, Prof Salomé S Geertsema