Vicki A. Reed, Ed.D.

Professor

Office: HHS 1139
Phone: 568-3541
Email: reedva@jmu.edu

Research and Teaching Areas

Child Language Development and Disorders
Adolescent Language Development and Disorders

Research Laboratory

Child and Adolescent Language Laboratory (CALL)

Current and Ongoing Research Projects

Language-impaired adolescents’ perceptions about the relative importance of selected of communication skills for interactions with peers and teachers
Verb use patterns of younger and older adolescents with specific language impairment

Publications (last five years)

Books and Book Chapters

Reed, V. A. (2005). An Introduction to Children with Language Disorders (3rd ed.) Boston : Allyn & Bacon.

Articles

Smidt, A., Balandin, S., Sigafoos, J., & Reed, V.A. (in press—Sept 09). The Kirkpatrick model: A useful tool for evaluating training outcomes. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 34.

Morrison, S., Lincoln, M., & Reed, V.A. (2009). Teamwork: A study of Australian and US student speech-language pathologists. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 23, 251-261.

Reed, V.A., & Brammall, H. (2008). Importance of Selected Communication Skills to Adolescents: Effects of Data Collection Methods. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing, 11, 63-71.

Reed, V.A., Patchell, F. C., Coggins, T.E., & Hand, L.S. (2007). Informativeness of the spoken narratives of younger and older adolescents with specific language impairment and their counterparts with normal language. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 21, 953-960.

Reed, V. A. (2007). 'Normal' toddlers' comprehension of the word UNDER in Polish seems facilitated when training about understanding its meaning takes place in situations with familiar toys, and might be enhanced for transfer of meaning to situations with novel toys when training includes contrasts with the earlier developing prepositions of IN or UNDER [Abstract], Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 1:3, 131 - 133. Abstract of Rohlfing, K. J. (2006). Facilitating the acquisition of UNDER by means of IN and ON: A training study in Polish. Journal of Child Language, 33, 51–69.

Smidt, A., Balandin, S., Reed, V.A., & Sigafoos, J. (2007). A communication training program for residential staff working with adults with challenging behaviour: Pilot data on intervention effects. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 20, 16-29.

Reed, V. A., & Brammall, H. (2006). Methodological adaptations for investigating the perceptions of language-impaired adolescents regarding the relative importance of selected communication skills. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 20, 573-582.

Reed, VA & Spicer, L. (2003). The relative importance of selected communication skills for adolescents’ interactions with their teachers: High school teachers’ opinions. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 34, 343-357.

Robb, M., Gilbert, H., Reed, V.A., & Bisson, A. (2003). A preliminary study of speech rates in young Australian English-speaking children. Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders, 30, 84-91.

Wright (Doble), M., Purcell, A., & Reed, VA (2002). Cochlear implants and infants: Expectations and outcomes. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 111(5, Part 2, Supplement 189), 131-137.

Tooher, R., Hogan, A., & Reed, V.A. (2002). Psychosocial problems faced by young people with cochlear implants. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 23 (2), 153-154.

Tooher, R., Hogan, A., & Reed, V.A. (2002). Quality of life and psychosocial outcomes of paediatric cochlear implantation in adolescents. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 23 (2), 154.

National and International Conference Presentations (last five years)

Powell, M., Reed, V.A., Griffer, M., & Yun, A. (2009, February). Effects of exposure to brief, sensory integration stimulation on vocal and communicative behavior of children with autism. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia, Richmond, VA.

Baker, E., Reed, V.A., & van Doorn, J. (2008, November). Phonological learning style and intervention progress: Is there a connection? Presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago.

Patchell, F., Reed, V.A., Hand, L., & Coggins, T. E. (2008, May). Does Susie Know that Joe Knows…? Second-Order False Belief in Adolescents with Specific Language Impairment and their Counterparts with Normal Language. Presentation at the Joint Conference of the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists Association and Speech Pathology Australia, Auckland, New Zealand.

Reed, V.A., & Brammall, H. (2007, July). Effects of data collection method on adolescents’ rankings of the relative importance of selected communication skills. Presentation at the 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Brisbane, Australia.

Doell, E. H., & Reed, V. A. (2007, July). Teachers’ question scaffolds: Potential contexts for language facilitation or elaborate guessing games? Presentation at the 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Brisbane, Australia.

Doell, E. H., & Reed, V. A. (2007, May). The effects of teachers' question types on student's responses in first-year classroom interactions. Presentation at the 2007 Speech Pathology Australia Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Cid, J., Sundre, D., DePaolis, R., & Reed, V. A. (2007, May). Academic motivation: Achievement goal orientation differences between sophomore and senior undergraduates. Presentation at the Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society).

Reed, V.A. (2007, March). Applying aspects of language development of adolescents to their language assessment. Presentation at the 49th Annual Conference of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia, Richmond, VA.

Reed, V.A., Patchell, F., & Conrad, T. (2006, November). Verb morphology of younger and older adolescents with SLI. Presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Miami.

Reed, V. A. & Brammall, H. (2006, June). The opinions of language-impaired, poor-reading, and typically achieving adolescents about what communication skills are more important for good peer relationships. Presentation at the 11th Symposium of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Reed, V.A., Patchell, F., Coggins, T., & Hand, L. (2006, June). Informativeness of the spoken narratives of younger and older adolescents with specific language impairment and their counterparts with normal language. Presentation at the 11th Symposium of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Reed, V.A., Conrad, T., Patchell, F. (2006, June). Verb morphological patterns of 16-year-old adolescents with and without specific language impairment. Presentation at the 11th Symposium of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Ingram, S., Powell, M., Bryant, D., Reed, V.A., & O’Donoghue, C. (March, 2006). Specific language impairment: Considerations for pre- and early adolescent populations. Presentation at the 48th Annual Conference of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia, Williamsburg, VA.

Reed, V.A., & Brammall, H. (2006, March). Importance of different communication skills: Language-impaired and normal adolescents’ opinions. Presentation at the 48th Annual Conference of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia, Williamsburg, VA.

Reed, V. A., & Brammall, H. (2005, June). Opinions of adolescents with language impairment and of typically achieving adolescents about the importance of selected communication skills for positive peer relationships. Presentation at the Symposium for Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.

Reed, V. A. (2004, August). Thoughts about Evaluating Child Language Intervention. Discussion paper presented in response to Professor James Law’s 26 th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics Main Report on Prevention and Intervention for Child Language entitled “Implication of Different Approaches to Evaluating Intervention: Evidence from the Study of Language Delay/Disorder,” 26 th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Brisbane, Australia.

Reed, V.A., O’Mara, K., & Hand, L. (2004, August). The UK and US “Bus Story” versions: Australian children’s performances. Presentation at the 26 th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Brisbane, Australia.

Kenny, B., Lincoln , M., & Reed, V.A. (2004, September). Building students’ ethical reasoning skills: Does a model of ethical decision making help? Presentation at the 26 th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Brisbane, Australia.

Patchell, F., & Reed, V.A. (2004, September). Elicitation factors affecting narratives of adolescents with specific language impairment. Presentation at the 26 th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Brisbane, Australia.

Doble (Wright), M., Purcell, A., & Reed, V.A. (2004, August). Speech development of infants who receive cochlear implants. Presentation at the 26 th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Brisbane, Australia.

Morrison, S., Lincoln , M., & Reed, V.A. (2004, August). An international student of student SLP perceptions of preparation to work on teams. Presentation at the 26 th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Brisbane, Australia.

Doble (Wright), M., Purcell, A., & Reed, V.A. (2004, June). The development of communicative intention in profoundly hearing-impaired infants. Presentation at the A.G. Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 2004 Convention, Anaheim California.

Reed, V.A., & Patchell, F. (2004, March) Verb morphological patterns of adolescents with specific language impairment. Presentation at the 46 th Annual Conference of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia , Fredericksburg , VA.

Harker, K., & Reed, V.A. (2004, March) Assessing children’s written information reports: Development and validation of a protocol. Presentation at the 46 th Annual Conference of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia, Fredericksburg, VA.

Reed, V.A. & Brammall, H. (2004, February) Investigating what are important adolescent communication skills: Methodological adaptations for teenagers with specific language impairment. Presentation at the 10 th International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Symposium, Lafayette, LA.

Communication Sciences & Disorders