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  1. Predictors of reading comprehension in autistic primary school students: Evaluating the direct and indirect effects model of reading

    Article • Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, April 2026, Wiley

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  2. Predicting Australian Children’s Inferential Narrative Comprehension Using the Direct and Indirect Effects of Text Model

    Article • November 2025, Center for Open Science

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  3. Predictors of reading comprehension in autistic primary school students: Evaluating the Direct and Indirect Effects Model of Reading

    Article • October 2025, Center for Open Science

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  4. Contribution of Memory Mechanisms and Socio-Emotional Functioning to the Production of Personal Narratives in Children With and Without Developmental Language Disorder

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

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  5. Words or Numbers? A Pilot Study of the Impact of Task Type on the Mathematics Performance of Autistic Children

    Article • August 2025, Center for Open Science

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  6. Educational Success for Australian Autistic Students: Teacher, Parent and Allied Health Perspectives on Strengths, Needs, Enablers and Barriers

    Article • July 2025, Center for Open Science

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  7. Educational Success for Australian Autistic Students: Teacher, Parent and Allied Health Perspectives on Strengths, Needs, Enablers and Barriers

    Article • May 2025, Center for Open Science

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  8. The Personal Narratives of Croatian-Speaking Children With Developmental Language Disorder: Investigating the Influence of Emotional Valence at Linguistic, Propositional, and Macrostructure Levels

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, May 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  9. Communicating for life: Speech-language pathology across the lifespan

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, May 2025, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  10. Knowledge, attitude, and practice in communication assessment of speech-language pathologists working with adolescents with mental health concerns

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, February 2025, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  11. Stakeholder perspectives on educational needs and supports for students with developmental language disorder

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, December 2024, Wiley

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  12. Linguistic organisation and coherence in personal narratives of 10-year-old children with developmental language disorder

    Article • First Language, November 2024, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  13. The home literacy environment of school‐age autistic children with high support needs

    Article • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, August 2024, Wiley

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  14. Examining Adolescent Language Performance in Discourse Production Across Four Elicitation Tasks

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

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  15. Time to Change How We Measure Quality of Life and Well-Being in Autism: A Systematic Review

    Article • Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  16. Profiles and Longitudinal Growth Trajectories of Teacher-Rated Academic Skills and Enablers in Autistic Children and Adolescents

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  17. Pre-school Skills and School-Age Reading Comprehension in Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Preliminary Investigation

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  18. Retelling stories: The validity of an online oral narrative task

    Article • Child Language Teaching and Therapy, February 2023, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  19. Evaluating Children’s Personal Narrative Skills Using the Global TALES Protocol: Implications for Practice

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2023, Karger Publishers

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  20. Feasibility of Using the Global Tales Protocol to Elicit Personal Narratives in 10-year-Old Children in Ireland

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2023, Karger Publishers

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  21. Children’s Use of Evaluative Devices in Response to the Global TALES Protocol

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2023, Karger Publishers

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  22. What Do Children in India Talk About? Personal Narratives of Typically Developing Hindi-Speaking Children

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2023, Karger Publishers

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  23. Ensuring communication-friendly green and public spaces for sustainable cities: Sustainable Development Goal 11

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Professor Paul Burton

  24. Global TALES feasibility study: Personal narratives in 10-year-old children around the world

    Article • PLOS One, August 2022, PLOS

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  25. Observing the classroom literacy environment of children on the autism spectrum in specialist classrooms

    Article • Australian Journal of Education, June 2022, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  26. Correction to: Spoken Language Change in Children on the Autism Spectrum Receiving Community-Based Interventions

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  27. Expository discourse skills of students with reading comprehension difficulties

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, April 2022, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  28. Spoken Language Change in Children on the Autism Spectrum Receiving Community-Based Interventions

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  29. Personal narrative intervention for school-age children with Down syndrome: A focus on macrostructure

    Article • Child Language Teaching and Therapy, February 2022, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  30. Pre-school Skills and School-Age Reading Comprehension in Children on the Autism Spectrum

    Article • January 2022, Center for Open Science

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  31. A systematic review of the academic achievement of primary and secondary school-aged students with developmental language disorder

    Article • Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  32. Prompting visual attention to print versus pictures during shared book reading with digital storybooks for preschoolers with ASD compared to TD peers

    Article • Autism Research, October 2021, Wiley

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  33. The ability of adults with limited expressive language to engage in open-ended interviews about personal experiences

    Article • Psychiatry Psychology and Law, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  34. Classroom Teachers’ Implementation of the Social Stations Intervention to Improve the Verbal Initiations and Responses of Students with Autism

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  35. Investigating Adolescent Discourse in Critical Thinking: Monologic Responses to Stories Containing a Moral Dilemma

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, April 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Professor Pamela C. Snow, A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  36. Investigating the effectiveness of parent-implemented shared book reading intervention for preschoolers with ASD

    Article • Child Language Teaching and Therapy, March 2021, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  37. Brief Report: Associations Between Autism Characteristics, Written and Spoken Communication Skills, and Social Interaction Skills in Preschool-Age Children on the Autism Spectrum

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  38. Emergent Literacy Assessment in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Who Have Limited Verbal Communication Skills: A Tutorial

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, January 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  39. Introduction to the Forum: Literacy in Autism—Across the Spectrum

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, January 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  40. Inferential narrative comprehension ability of young school-age children on the autism spectrum

    Article • Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, January 2021, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  41. Development of an Online Training Program for Public Library Staff to Deliver Autism Friendly Story Time Sessions

    Article • Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  42. The Importance of Evidence Based Practices and Autism

    Article • August 2020, Center for Open Science

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  43. Clinician Proposed Predictors of Spoken Language Outcomes for Minimally Verbal Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sheena Reilly, A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  44. Properties of Spoken Persuasive Language Samples From Typically Developing Adolescents

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

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, John Heilmann

  45. Sensory Profiles in School-Age Children with Developmental Language Disorder

    Article • International Journal of Disability Development and Education, March 2020, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  46. Shared Book Reading Behaviors of Parents and Their Verbal Preschoolers on the Autism Spectrum

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  47. Looking or talking: Visual attention and verbal engagement during shared book reading of preschool children on the autism spectrum

    Article • Autism, February 2020, SAGE Publications

    Rachelle Wicks , A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  48. No Differences in Code-Related Emergent Literacy Skills in Well-Matched 4-Year-Old Children With and Without ASD

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sheena Reilly, A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  49. Reading Success in the Primary Years

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  50. Early Literacy Learning Experiences across Home and Community Libraries for Young Children Who Have Autism

    Article • Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  51. Speech-Language Pathologists’ Knowledge and Consideration of Factors That May Predict, Moderate, and Mediate AAC Outcomes

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  52. A Pilot Study of Early Storybook Reading With Babies With Hearing Loss

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, September 2019, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Michelle Brown

  53. Parent perceptions of literacy learning of their young children on the autism spectrum in their first year of schooling

    Article • Australian Journal of Education, July 2019, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Jessica Paynter

  54. Longitudinal reading outcomes in response to a book-based, whole class intervention for students from diverse cultural, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds

    Article • Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  55. How do teachers support their students on the autism spectrum in Australian primary schools?

    Article • Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, July 2019, Wiley

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  56. Profiles of vocalization change in children with autism receiving early intervention

    Article • Autism Research, January 2019, Wiley

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Jessica Paynter

  57. Fiction or non-fiction: Parent-reported book preferences of their preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder

    Article • Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  58. Parents’ and teacher aides’ perceptions and expectations of the language and communication abilities of children with Down syndrome

    Article • Speech Language and Hearing, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  59. Can we predict the early word reading skills of children with autism?

    Article • Autism Research, August 2018, Wiley

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Jessica Paynter

  60. A systematic review of predictors, moderators, and mediators of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder

    Article • Augmentative and Alternative Communication, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  61. A systematic review of school-based interventions targeting social communication behaviors for students with autism

    Article • Autism, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  62. An unconventional path to greater social-communication skills and independence for an adolescent on the autism spectrum

    Article • Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  63. Protocol for a prospective longitudinal study investigating the participation and educational trajectories of Australian students with autism

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2018, BMJ

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Jessica Paynter

  64. Promoting language and social communication development in babies through an early storybook reading intervention

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, December 2017, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  65. The oral narrative skills of pre-school children with autism.

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, October 2017, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  66. Listening to the Voices of Education Professionals Involved in Implementing an Oral Language and Early Literacy Program in the Classroom

    Article • August 2017, Edith Cowan University

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  67. Early storybook reading with babies and young children: Parents’ opinions and home reading practices

    Article • Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, June 2017, Early Childhood Australia

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  68. Phase 2 of CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development: Terminology

    Article • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, March 2017, Wiley

    Professor Dorothy Bishop, A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  69. Work Placement for International Student Programmes (WISP): A Model of Effective Practice

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dawn Bennett, A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Dr Melissa A Cain, Professor Marilyn Anne Campbell

  70. What Does Internationalisation or Interculturalisation Look Like in the Future in the Higher Education Sector?

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dawn Bennett, A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Dr Melissa A Cain, Professor Marilyn Anne Campbell

  71. Foreword

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Yvette Hyter

  72. International Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists’ Practices in Working with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  73. Revisiting Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Speech Pathology Programs in Australia: Listening to the Voices of Staff and International Students

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  74. The use of the Renfrew Action Picture Test (RAPT) following Tier 1 Intervention

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  75. Home literacy experiences of preschoolers with autism or Down syndrome

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  76. The Emergent Literacy Skills of Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Jessica Paynter

  77. Evaluating the effectiveness of PrepSTART for promoting oral language and emergent literacy skills in disadvantaged preparatory students

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, September 2016, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  78. Children with Down Syndrome Sharing Past Personal Event Narratives with Their Teacher Aides: A Pilot Study

    Article • International Journal of Disability Development and Education, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  79. CATALISE: A Multinational and Multidisciplinary Delphi Consensus Study. Identifying Language Impairments in Children

    Article • PLOS One, July 2016, PLOS

    Professor Sheena Reilly, Professor Thomas Klee, A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  80. Reading Assessment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, July 2016, Cambridge University Press

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Jessica Paynter

  81. Spoken language samples of Australian children in conversation, narration and exposition

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  82. Exploring the development of cultural awareness amongst post-graduate speech-language pathology students

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  83. Assessing Spoken Language Outcomes in Children with ASD: a Systematic Review

    Article • Current Developmental Disorders Reports, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  84. A Systematic Review of the Literature on Emergent Literacy Skills of Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • The Journal of Special Education, November 2015, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Jessica Paynter

  85. The emergent literacy skills of four-year-old children receiving free kindergarten early childhood education in New Zealand

    Article • International Journal of Early Years Education, April 2015, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  86. The use of the Renfrew Bus Story with 5–8-year-old Australian children

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  87. Speech pathology students' perceptions of workplace-based volunteer placements in an educational setting

    Article • Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, April 2014, Deakin University

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  88. Clinician survey of language sampling practices in Australia

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  89. Narrative and Early literacy skills in 4-year-old bilingual children

    Article • International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  90. Spoken expository discourse of children and adolescents: Retelling versus generation

    Article • Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, July 2013, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  91. The Effects of Geographic Location and Picture Support on Children's Story Retelling Performance

    Article • Asia Pacific Journal of Speech Language and Hearing, June 2012, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  92. Evaluating the clinical utility of the Profile of Oral Narrative Ability for 4-year-old children

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, December 2011, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  93. Personal narrative skills of school-aged children with Down syndrome

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, November 2011, Wiley

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  94. Favorite Game or Sport - expository generations of 6- and 7-year-old children

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, April 2011, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  95. Oral narrative context effects on poor readers' spoken language performance: Story retelling, story generation, and personal narratives

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, December 2009, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  96. Profiling oral narrative ability in young school-aged children

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, November 2009, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  97. A longitudinal investigation of oral narrative skills in children with mixed reading disability

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, June 2008, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  98. Oral narrative intervention for children with mixed reading disability

    Article • Child Language Teaching and Therapy, February 2008, SAGE Publications

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  99. Spoken language samples of New Zealand children in conversation and narration

    Article • Advances in Speech Language Pathology, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  100. Child behaviour and parental stress two years following the Christchurch earthquakes

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld

  101. Child response to language intervention following a natural disaster: A case series

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld