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  1. The Social Costs in Communication Hiccups Between Native and Nonnative Speakers

    Article • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, April 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  2. Auditory perception and word recognition in Cantonese-Chinese speaking children with and without Specific Language Impairment

    Article • Journal of Child Language, December 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au, Dr. Kathy KM Shum

  3. The Relation Between Caregivers' Multiliterate Reading Habits and Their Children's Oral Health Status

    Article • Interactive Journal of Medical Research, September 2014, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  4. Phonological Representations and Early Literacy in Chinese

    Article • Scientific Studies of Reading, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au, Dr. Kathy KM Shum

  5. Can non-interactive language input benefit young second-language learners?

    Article • Journal of Child Language, April 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  6. The relationship between caregiver functional oral health literacy and child oral health status

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  7. Strategic counting: A novel assessment of place-value understanding

    Article • Learning and Instruction, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  8. Development of functional oral health literacy assessment instruments: Application of literacy and cognitive theories

    Article • Journal of Public Health Dentistry, September 2013, Wiley

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  9. Songs as Ambient Language Input in Phonology Acquisition

    Article • Language Learning and Development, July 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  10. Developmental dyscalculia and low numeracy in Chinese children

    Article • Research in Developmental Disabilities, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  11. Validation of the Hong Kong Oral Health Literacy Assessment Task for Paediatric Dentistry (HKOHLAT‐P)

    Article • International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, January 2013, Wiley

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  12. Adopted Adults' Access to Early Childhood Language Memory

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  13. Access to childhood language memory: Implications for cognitive development

    Article • December 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  14. Getting children to do more academic work: Foot-in-the-Door versus Door-in-the-Face

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  15. Exploring the developmental changes in automatic two-digit number processing

    Article • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, July 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  16. Psychometric properties of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in a Hong Kong Chinese community sample

    Article • Journal of Anxiety Disorders, May 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  17. Nursing Students’ Anxiety and Clinical Performance

    Article • Journal of Nursing Education, January 2011, SLACK, Inc.

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  18. Effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral treatment for childhood anxiety in community clinics

    Article • Behaviour Research and Therapy, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  19. Characterizing the Overlap Between SLI and Dyslexia in Chinese: The Role of Phonology and Beyond

    Article • Scientific Studies of Reading, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  20. Young children’s analogical reasoning across cultures: Similarities and differences

    Article • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  21. Early childhood language memory in the speech perception of international adoptees

    Article • Journal of Child Language, December 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  22. Folkbiology meets microbiology: A study of conceptual and behavioral change

    Article • Cognitive Psychology, August 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au, Dr Mike W.-L. Cheung

  23. Salvaging a childhood language

    Article • Journal of Memory and Language, May 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  24. The Validity of Observational Measures in Detecting Optimal Maternal Communication Styles: Evidence from European Americans and Latinos

    Article • Journal of Research on Adolescence, March 2007, Wiley

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  25. Using biology to teach adolescents about STD transmission and self-protective behaviors

    Article • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, March 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  26. Learning Spanish as a Heritage Language: The Role of Sociocultural Background Variables

    Article • Language Culture and Curriculum, November 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  27. Mexican-American adolescents' responsiveness to their mothers' questions about dating and sexuality

    Article • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, September 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au, Erum Nadeem

  28. Production benefits of childhood overhearing

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, July 2003, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  29. The gap between a mother seeking psychological help for her child and for a friend’s child

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Development, July 2003, SAGE Publications

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  30. Holding on to childhood language memory

    Article • Cognition, January 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  31. A longitudinal study of maternal messages about dating and sexuality and their influence on Latino adolescents

    Article • Journal of Adolescent Health, July 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  32. He Said, She Said: Gender Differences in Mother – Adolescent Conversations about Sexuality

    Article • Journal of Research on Adolescence, June 2002, Wiley

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  33. Childhood speaking experience and perception of sentences in noise

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, November 2000, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  34. Helping Mothers Discuss Sexuality and AIDS with Adolescents

    Article • Child Development, September 2000, Wiley

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  35. Does early speaking experience in Korean help adult relearners?

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, May 2000, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  36. Effect of childhood language experience on pronunciation in adulthood

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, May 2000, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  37. How Latino American and European American adolescents discuss conflicts, sexuality, and AIDS with their mothers.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, January 2000, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  38. What Word Learners Do When Input Contradicts the Mutual Exclusivity Assumption

    Article • Child Development, December 1996, JSTOR

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  39. Building a Coherent Conception of HIV Transmission

    Article • January 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  40. Preface

    Article • January 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  41. Developing an intuitive understanding of conservation and contamination: Invisible particles as a plausible mechanism.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, March 1993, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  42. Speculations on the Origins of Language

    Article • Contemporary Psychology, December 1992, Portico

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  43. Cross-Linguistic Research on Language and Cognition: Methodological Challenges

    Article • January 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  44. An Invitation to Cognitive Science: Inviting Old Friends or New Acquaintances?

    Article • Contemporary Psychology, August 1991, Portico

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  45. Acquiring Color Names via Linguistic Contrast: The Influence of Contrasting Terms

    Article • Child Development, December 1990, JSTOR

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  46. The Principle of Mutual Exclusivity in Word Learning: To Honor or Not to Honor?

    Article • Child Development, October 1990, JSTOR

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  47. Children's use of information in word learning

    Article • Journal of Child Language, June 1990, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  48. Should We Be Gung Ho About Language Mixing?

    Article • Contemporary Psychology, March 1990, Portico

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  49. Challenges in the Study of Childhood Bilingualism

    Article • Contemporary Psychology, January 1989, Portico

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  50. New Approaches to Concepts

    Article • Contemporary Psychology, October 1988, Portico

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  51. Acquiring word meanings via linguistic contrast

    Article • Cognitive Development, July 1987, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  52. On the Development of Word Meaning.

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 1987, Portico

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  53. A verb is worth a thousand words: The causes and consequences of interpersonal events implicit in language

    Article • Journal of Memory and Language, February 1986, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  54. Chinese and English counterfactuals: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis revisited

    Article • Cognition, December 1983, Elsevier

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  55. Considering children's folkbiology in health education

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  56. The relationship between language and cognition

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au

  57. Korean as a heritage language

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Professor Terry Kit-fong Au