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  1. Relationship Between Intelligibility in Context Scale and Cleft-Related Speech Sound Errors in 3-Year-Olds With Nonsyndromic Cleft (Lip and) Palate

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

    Cassandra Alighieri, Professor Yvonne Wren

  2. The Association Between Atypical Speech Development and Adolescent Self-Harm

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, May 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  3. Parent/Caregiver Views of the Effectiveness of Speech-Language Pathology for Children Born With Cleft Palate Delivered via Telemedicine During COVID-19

    Article • Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, April 2022, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Professor Yvonne Wren, Dr Sam Harding

  4. Further Thoughts from Yvonne Wren

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  5. Speech-Language Pathology Provision During the COVID-19 Pandemic for Children Born With Cleft Palate in the United Kingdom—Parent/Caregiver Perspectives and Experiences

    Article • Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, December 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Professor Yvonne Wren, Dr Sam Harding

  6. Exploring the relationship between conductive hearing loss and cleft speech characteristics in children born with cleft palate

    Article • International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, September 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  7. Speech input processing in children born with cleft palate: A systematic literature review with narrative synthesis

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, June 2021, Wiley

    Dr Sam Harding, Professor Yvonne Wren

  8. Exploring the Relationship Between Palatal Cleft Type and Width With the Use of Relieving Incisions in Primary Repair

    Article • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, June 2021, SAGE Publications

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  9. Intelligibility in 3-Year-Olds With Cleft Lip and/or Palate Using the Intelligibility in Context Scale: Findings from the Cleft Collective Cohort Study

    Article • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, February 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr Sam Harding, Professor Yvonne Wren

  10. Educational outcomes associated with persistent speech disorder

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, February 2021, Wiley

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  11. How many words make a sample? Determining the minimum number of word tokens needed in connected speech samples for child speech assessment

    Article • Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  12. Cleft lip and palate: Care configuration, national registration, and research strategies

    Article • Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists, October 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  13. Educational Attainment of Children Born with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate in the United Kingdom

    Article • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, September 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  14. An Exploratory Study of Speech and Language Therapy Intervention for Children Born With Cleft Palate ± Lip

    Article • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, September 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Sam Harding, Professor Yvonne Wren

  15. Linguistic comprehension and narrative skills predict reading ability: A 9‐year longitudinal study

    Article • British Journal of Educational Psychology, May 2020, Wiley

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  16. Cleft lip/palate and educational attainment: cause, consequence or correlation? A Mendelian randomization study

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, May 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  17. The Relationship between Feeding and Non-Nutritive Sucking Behaviours and Speech Sound Development: A Systematic Review

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, February 2020, Karger Publishers

    Dr Sam Harding, Professor Yvonne Wren

  18. Transcription of Children’s Speech

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2020, Karger Publishers

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  19. Non-Interventional Factors Influencing Velopharyngeal Function For Speech In Initial Cleft Palate Repair: A Systematic Review Protocol

    Article • Systematic Reviews, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  20. An Alternative Approach to Measuring Reliability of Transcription in Children’s Speech Samples: Extending the Concept of Near Functional Equivalence

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, September 2019, Karger Publishers

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  21. ‘It depends’: Characterizing speech and language therapy for preschool children with developmental speech and language disorders

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, September 2019, Wiley

    Dr Sue Roulstone, Dr Sam Harding, Professor Yvonne Wren

  22. A frequent acoustic sign of speech motor delay (SMD)

    Article • Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  23. The Cleft Multidisciplinary Collaborative: Establishing a Network to Support Cleft Lip and Palate Research in the United Kingdom

    Article • The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, August 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  24. A Systematic Review of the Literature on Early Vocalizations and Babbling Patterns in Young Children

    Article • Communication Disorders Quarterly, March 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  25. A systematic review and classification of interventions for speech‐sound disorder in preschool children

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, January 2018, Wiley

    Dr Sam Harding, Professor Yvonne Wren

  26. Pacifiers, Thumb Sucking, Breastfeeding, and Bottle Use: Oral Sucking Habits of Children with and without Phonological Impairment

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2018, Karger Publishers

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  27. Digital Tools to Support Children’s Speech and Language Skill

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  28. Setting up a cohort study in speech and language therapy: lessons from The UK Cleft Collective Speech and Language (CC‐SL) study

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, December 2017, Wiley

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  29. Speech Assessment for Multilingual Children

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, August 2017, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr Natalia Zharkova, Professor Sharynne McLeod, Dr. Susan Rvachew, Dr Kathryn Crowe, Dr Barbara M Bernhardt, Giang Pham, Dr. Sandra Neumann, Dr Elise Baker, Dr. Barbara L. Davis, Dr. Yvan Rose, Dr Krisztina Zajdó, Dr Madalena Cruz-Ferreira, Jane McCormack, Lynn Williams, Sarah Masso, Christina Gildersleeve-Neumann, Thora Másdóttir, Carol Westby, Mirjam Blumenthal, Professor Yvonne Wren, HELEN GRECH, Elaine Ballard, Suzanne Hopf

  30. Can a computer intervention help children with speech sound disorders

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, July 2017, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Professor Sharynne McLeod, Dr Kathryn Crowe, Dr Elise Baker, Jane McCormack, Sarah Masso, Professor Yvonne Wren, Dr Sue Roulstone

  31. What do teachers think about using computer program to support children with speech disorders

    Article • Child Language Teaching and Therapy, July 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Kathryn Crowe, Professor Yvonne Wren

  32. Centre‐level variation in speech outcome and interventions, and factors associated with poor speech outcomes in 5‐year‐old children with non‐syndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate: The Cleft Care UK study. Part 4

    Article • Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research, June 2017, Wiley

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  33. Centre‐level variation in treatment and outcomes and predictors of outcomes in 5‐year‐old children with non‐syndromic unilateral cleft lip treated within a centralized service: the Cleft Care UK study. Part 6: summary and implications

    Article • Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research, June 2017, Wiley

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  34. Centre‐level variation of treatment and outcome in 5‐year‐old children with non‐syndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate: The Cleft Care UK study. Part 1: Methodology and results for dento‐facial outcomes

    Article • Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research, June 2017, Wiley

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  35. Preschool children’s communication, motor and social development: Parents’ and educators’ concerns

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

    Jane McCormack, Sarah Masso, Professor Sharynne McLeod, Professor Yvonne Wren

  36. Implementation fidelity of a computer-assisted intervention for children with speech sound disorders

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

    Sarah Masso, Professor Sharynne McLeod, Professor Yvonne Wren

  37. Profile of Australian preschool children with speech sound disorders at risk for literacy difficulties

    Article • Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Jane McCormack, Sarah Masso, Professor Sharynne McLeod, Professor Yvonne Wren

  38. What are the risk factors for persistent problems with speech development?

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, August 2016, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Professor Yvonne Wren, Dr Sue Roulstone

  39. A longitudinal investigation of childhood communication ability and adolescent psychotic experiences in a community sample

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, May 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  40. Evidence-based intervention for preschool children with primary speech and language impairments: Child Talk – an exploratory mixed-methods study

    Article • Programme Grants for Applied Research, August 2015, National Institute for Health Research

    Dr Sam Harding, Professor Yvonne Wren

  41. “He'll Grow out of it Soon—Won't He?”—The Characteristics of Older Children's Speech When They Do—and Don't—Grow out of it

    Article • Perspectives on School-Based Issues, April 2015, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  42. Common variation near ROBO2 is associated with expressive vocabulary in infancy

    Article • Nature Communications, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Craig Edward Pennell, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Professor Yvonne Wren

  43. Outcome measurement using naturalistic language samples: A feasibility pilot study using language transcription software and speech and language therapy assistants

    Article • Child Language Teaching and Therapy, February 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Yvonne Wren

  44. International aspirations for speech-language pathologists’ practice with multilingual children with speech sound disorders: Development of a position paper

    Article • Journal of Communication Disorders, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Madalena Cruz-Ferreira, Professor Sharynne McLeod, Suzanne Hopf, Professor Yvonne Wren

  45. Speech characteristics of 8-year-old children: Findings from a prospective population study

    Article • Journal of Communication Disorders, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Sharynne McLeod, Professor Yvonne Wren

  46. A review of the impact of bilingualism on the development of phonemic awareness skills in children with typical speech development

    Article • Child Language Teaching and Therapy, December 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dr Sue Roulstone, Professor Yvonne Wren

  47. The influence of bilingualism on speech production: A systematic review

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, July 2012, Wiley

    Professor Sharynne McLeod, Professor Yvonne Wren

  48. Distinguishing groups of children with persistent speech disorder: Findings from a prospective population study

    Article • Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, November 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Yvonne Wren