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  1. Current Challenges and Future Directions With Terminology: The Impact of Ableism and Identity

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, September 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    rose sevcik, Andrea Barton-Hulsey, Karen Erickson

  2. Visual Attention to Print During Shared Reading With Children With Rett Syndrome: The Feasibility of a Remote Research Protocol

    Article • Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, August 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Karen Erickson, Andrea Etkie

  3. Intervention and Sampling Trends in Literacy Research for Young Augmentative and Alternative Communication Users: A Scoping Review

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, December 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Karen Erickson, Sofia Benson-Goldberg

  4. Does praise help with language intervention

    Article • Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, November 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Karen Erickson, Sofia Benson-Goldberg

  5. Literacy Coursework in Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Programs: An Exploration of 50 Programs

    Article • Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, April 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Karen Erickson, Julia Yi, Julia Yi

  6. Written Language Practice, Self-Efficacy, and Beliefs: A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists Working With School-Aged Clients

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, April 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Karen Erickson, Julia Yi, Julia Yi

  7. The Role of Prosody in Reading Comprehension for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum

    Article • Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, January 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Karen Erickson

  8. A Hearing Screening Pilot Study With Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, April 2020, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Karen Erickson, Nancy Quick, Jack Roush

  9. Use of Evidence-Centered Design to Develop Learning Maps-Based Assessments

    Article • International Journal of Testing, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Neal Kingston, Karen Erickson, Amy Clark

  10. Wh – Question answering in children with intellectual disability

    Article • Journal of Communication Disorders, November 2018, Elsevier

    Karen Erickson

  11. A multilinguistic analysis of spelling among children with cochlear implants

    Article • The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, September 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Karen Erickson

  12. A Multilinguistic Approach to Evaluating Student Spelling in Writing Samples

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, July 2018, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Karen Erickson, Nancy Quick

  13. Literacy, Assistive Technology, and Students with Significant Disabilities

    Article • Focus on Exceptional Children, December 2017, The University of Kansas

    Karen Erickson

  14. A preliminary exploration of uppercase letter-name knowledge among students with significant cognitive disabilities

    Article • Reading and Writing, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Karen Erickson, Claire Greer

  15. Morphemic analysis as part of kindergarten shared reading

    Article • The Reading Teacher, November 2016, Wiley

    Jennifer Zoski, Karen Erickson

  16. The Profiles of Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities and Known Hearing Loss

    Article • The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, September 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Karen Erickson

  17. Reading intervention for at-risk kindergarteners

    Article • Communication Disorders Quarterly, August 2016, SAGE Publications

    Jennifer Zoski, Karen Erickson

  18. The profiles of students with significant cognitive disabilities and complex communication needs

    Article • Augmentative and Alternative Communication, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Erickson

  19. The Influence of Teacher Epistemology and Practice on Student Engagement in Literacy Learning

    Article • Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, June 2015, SAGE Publications

    Karen Erickson

  20. Shared Storybook Reading – An Authentic Context for Developing Literacy, Language, and Communication Skills

    Article • Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, September 2014, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Karen Erickson

  21. reading and literacy in children with autism

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, July 2012, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Elizabeth Lanter, Karen Erickson, Linda Watson

  22. The Vocabulary of Beginning Writers: Implications for Children with Complex Communication Needs

    Article • Augmentative and Alternative Communication, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Erickson

  23. Automatic word recognition: The validity of a universally accessible assessment task

    Article • Augmentative and Alternative Communication, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Erickson

  24. Integrated Word Identification and Communication Instruction for Students With Complex Communication Needs

    Article • Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, November 2007, SAGE Publications

    Karen Erickson

  25. Literacy and Visual Impairment

    Article • Seminars in Speech and Language, February 2007, Thieme Publishing Group

    Karen Erickson

  26. What happens to reading between first and third grade? Implications for students who use AAC

    Article • Augmentative and Alternative Communication, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Erickson

  27. Investigating the instructional supportiveness of leveled texts

    Article • Reading Research Quarterly, October 2005, Wiley

    Karen Erickson

  28. Responding to Individual Needs: Promoting the Literacy Development of Students Who Use AAC

    Article • Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, June 2005, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Karen Erickson

  29. Parent Reading Behaviors and Communication Outcomes in Girls with Rett Syndrome

    Article • Exceptional Children, January 2004, SAGE Publications

    Karen Erickson

  30. Natural Emergent Literacy Supports for Preschoolers with Autism and Severe Communication Impairments

    Article • Topics in Language Disorders, October 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Karen Erickson

  31. Reading Development in AAC

    Article • Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, February 2003, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Karen Erickson

  32. Enhancing Literacy Development Through AAC Technologies

    Article • Assistive Technology, June 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Erickson

  33. Supporting Communication of Girls with Rett Syndrome and their Mothers in Storybook Reading

    Article • International Journal of Disability Development and Education, December 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Erickson

  34. Storybook-based communication intervention for girls with Rett syndrome and their mothers

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Karen Erickson

  35. Assessing Decoding from an Onset-Rime Perspective

    Article • Journal of Literacy Research, December 1999, SAGE Publications

    Karen Erickson

  36. Using the “Write Talk-Nology” with Patrik

    Article • Teaching Exceptional Children, September 1998, SAGE Publications

    Karen Erickson

  37. Integrated Communication and Literacy Instruction for a Child with Multiple Disabilities

    Article • Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, August 1997, SAGE Publications

    Karen Erickson