Research
Moor House Research and Training Institute is at the forefront of global research and training in the field of speech and language disorders
This ensures the work we do at Moor House School & College with our students is driven by the most current evidence, and that we share the benefits of this work and knowledge to benefit others.
Our research studies are led by Dr Susan Ebbels, Director of the Research and Training Institute and Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist.
"Research-informed practice continues to put this school at the cutting edge of speech and language-led interventions."
Published Articles by Moor House Professionals
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Linked authors are members of the Moor House Research & Training Institute team.
Moor House employees are listed in bold.
Highlighted articles (for full list see view all below)
Burridge, D.,Hughes, L., Titterington, J., Dawson, N., & Ebbels, S. (in press) Daily living skills in adolescents with and without language disorder, measured using the WHEEL OF INDEPENDENCETM framework. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226241280732 Link.
Ebbels, S. H., Gadd, M., Nicoll, H., Hughes, L., Dawson, N., Burke, C., Calder, S. & Frizelle, P. (2024). The effectiveness of individualized morphosyntactic target identification and explicit intervention using the SHAPE CODING system for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and the impact of within-session dosage. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 55, 803-837. Link. Accepted version. Poster.
Ebbels, S. H., Bannister, L., Holland, B., & Campbell, L. (2022) Effectiveness of intervention focused on vocational course vocabulary in post-16 students with (developmental) language disorder. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 57(6), 1334-1353. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12758 Link.
Ebbels, S. H., McCartney, E., Slonims, V., Dockrell, J. E., & Norbury, C. F. (2019). Evidence-based pathways to intervention for children with language disorders. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 54(1), 3-19. doi:10.1111/1460-6984.12387. Link. Accepted version.
Wright, L., Pring, T. & Ebbels, S. H., (2018) Effectiveness of vocabulary intervention for older children with (developmental) language disorder. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 53, 480–494. DOI:10.1111/1460-6984.12361. Link. Accepted version.
Ebbels, S. H., Wright, L., Brockbank, S., Godfrey, C., Harris, C., Leniston, H., Neary, K., Nicoll, H., Nicoll, L., Scott, J. and Marić, N. (2017), Effectiveness of 1:1 speech and language therapy for older children with (developmental) language disorder. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 52: 528–539. doi:10.1111/1460-6984.12297. Link. Accepted version
Ebbels, S. H., Maric, N., Murphy, A., & Turner, G. (2014) Improving comprehension in adolescents with severe receptive language impairments: a randomised control trial of intervention for coordinating conjunctions. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 49: 30-48. Link.
Ebbels, S. H., Nicoll, H., Clark, B., Eachus, B., Gallagher, A., Horniman, K., Jennings, M., McEvoy, K., Nimmo, E., Turner., G. (2012). Effectiveness of semantic therapy for children with word finding difficulties in pupils with a persistent language impairment: a randomised control trial. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 47: 35-51. Winner of the 2012 IJLCD Article Prize Link. Accepted version
Ebbels, S. H., van der Lely, H.K.J., and Dockrell, J.E. (2007). Intervention for verb argument structure in children with persistent SLI: a randomized control trial. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research,50, 1330-1349. Link. Accepted version.
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Barilaro, M., Osana, H. P., Ebbels, S. H., Nicoll, H., Achim, É., Pétel-Despots, A., & Lafay, A. (in press) Instructional supports can reveal the word-problem solving challenges of children with language difficulties. School Science and Mathematics. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/ssm.12691
Burridge, D., Hughes, L., Titterington, J., Dawson, N., & Ebbels, S. (in press) Daily living skills in adolescents with and without language disorder, measured using the WHEEL OF INDEPENDENCETM framework. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226241280732
Ebbels, S. H., Gadd, M., Nicoll, H., Hughes, L., Dawson, N., Burke, C., Calder, S. & Frizelle, P. (2024). The effectiveness of individualized morphosyntactic target identification and explicit intervention using the SHAPE CODING system for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and the impact of within-session dosage. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 55, 803-837. Accepted version. Poster.
Calder, S. D., Visentin, D., Claessen, M., Hollingsworth, L., Ebbels, S. , Smith-Lock, K., & Leitão, S. (2023). The grammaticality judgement of inflectional morphology in children with and without Developmental Language Disorder. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 1-16. Link.
Hardman, G., Herman, R., Kyle, F. E., Ebbels, S. , & Morgan, G. (2023). Identifying Developmental Language Disorder in Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants: A Case Study of Three Children. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(17), 5755. Link.
Davies, C., Ebbels, S., Nicoll, H., Syrett, K., White, S., & Zuniga-Montanez, C. (2023). Supporting adjective learning by children with Developmental Language Disorder: Enhancing metalinguistic approaches. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 58(2), 629-650. Link
Frizelle, P., McKean, C., Eadie, P., Ebbels, S., Fricke, S., Justice, L. M., Kunnari, S., Leitao, S., Morgan, A. T., Munro, N., Murphy, C.-A., Storkel, H. L., Van Horne, A. O. (2023). Editorial Perspective: Maximising the benefits of intervention research for children and young people with developmental language disorder (DLD) – a call for international consensus on standards of reporting in intervention studies for children with and at risk for DLD. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64(3), 474-479. Link.
Kulkarni, A. A., K. E. Chadd, S. B. Lambert, G. Earl, L. M. Longhurst, C. McKean, C. Hulme, K. K. McGregor, A. Cunniff, E. Pagnamenta, V. Joffe, S. H. Ebbels, S. Bangera, J. Wallinger and C. F. Norbury (2022). Editorial Perspective: Speaking up for developmental language disorder – the top 10 priorities for research. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 63(8): 957-960. Link
Ebbels, S. H., Bannister, L., Holland, B., & Campbell, L. (2022) Effectiveness of intervention focused on vocational course vocabulary in post-16 students with (developmental) language disorder. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 57(6), 1334-1353. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12758 Link
Leniston, H & Ebbels, S (2022): Investigation into the effectiveness of electropalatography in treating persisting speech sound disorders in adolescents with co-occurring developmental language disorder, Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 36(2-3), 111-126. DOI:10.1080/02699206.2021.1957022 Link Accepted version
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., Leitão, S., & Ebbels, S. (2022). A profile of expressive inflectional morphology in early school-age children with developmental language disorder. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 36(4-5), 341-358. doi:10.1080/02699206.2021.1931454 Link
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., Ebbels, S., & Leitão, S. (2021). The Efficacy of an Explicit Intervention Approach to Improve Past Tense Marking for Early School-Age Children With Developmental Language Disorder. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64(1), 91-104. doi:10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00132 Link
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., Leitão, S., & Ebbels, S. (2021). Evaluating two different dose frequencies and cumulative intervention intensities to improve past tense production for early school-aged children with developmental language disorder. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 56(6), 1278-1295. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12667 Link
Balthazar, C. H., Ebbels, S., & Zwitserlood, R. (2020). Explicit Grammatical Intervention for Developmental Language Disorder: Three Approaches. Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 51(2), 226-246. doi:10.1044/2019_LSHSS-19-00046 Link
Calder, S. D., Claessen, M., Ebbels, S., & Leitão, S. (2020). Explicit Grammar Intervention in Young School-Aged Children With Developmental Language Disorder: An Efficacy Study Using Single-Case Experimental Design. Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 51(2), 298-316. doi:10.1044/2019_LSHSS-19-00060 Link Accepted version
Benjamin, L., Newton, C., & Ebbels, S. (2020). Investigating the effectiveness of idiom intervention for 9–16-year-olds with developmental language disorder. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 55(2), 266-286. doi:10.1111/1460-6984.12519 Link
Campbell, L., Nicoll, H., & Ebbels, S. H. (2019). The effectiveness of semantic intervention for word-finding difficulties in college-aged students (16–19 years) with persistent Language Disorder. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 4, 2396941519870784. Link.
Ebbels S.H., McCartney, E., Slonims, V., Dockrell, J. E., & Norbury, C. F. (2019). Evidence-based pathways to intervention for children with language disorders. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 54(1), 3-19. doi:10.1111/1460-6984.12387. Link. Accepted version
Norbury, C. F., McCartney, E., Slonims, V., Dockrell, J. E., & Ebbels, S. H. (2019). Public health approaches still have room for individualized services: response to commentaries on ‘Evidence-based pathways to intervention for children with language disorders’. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 54(1), 28-29. doi:10.1111/1460-6984.12436. Link.
Tobin, L. M., & Ebbels, S. H. (2019). Effectiveness of intervention with visual templates targeting tense and plural agreement in copula and auxiliary structures in school-aged children with complex needs: a pilot study. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 33(1-2), 175-190. doi:10.1080/02699206.2018.1501608 Link. Accepted version.
Scharff Rethfeldt, W. & Ebbels, S. (2019). Terminologie der Sprachentwicklungsstörung (SES) – Auf dem Weg zu einem internationalen Konsens. Forum Logopädie, 33 (4), 24-31. doi: 10.2443/skv-s-2019-53020190404. Link.
Wright, L., Pring, T. & Ebbels, S. (2018) Effectiveness of vocabulary intervention for older children with (developmental) language disorder. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 53, 480–494. DOI:10.1111/1460-6984.12361. Link. Accepted version.
Ebbels, S. H., & Spencer, S. (2018). Interventions for grammar for adolescents with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). In S. Spencer (Ed.), Supporting Adolescents with Language Disorders. Guildford, Surrey, UK: J & R Press. Link
Ebbels, S. H., Wright, L., Brockbank, S., Godfrey, C., Harris, C., Leniston, H., Neary, K., Nicoll, H., Nicoll, L., Scott, J. and Marić, N. (2017), Effectiveness of 1:1 speech and language therapy for older children with (developmental) language disorder. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 52: 528–539. doi:10.1111/1460-6984.12297. Link. Accepted version
Ebbels, S. H. (2017) Intervention research: appraising study designs, interpreting findings and creating research in clinical practice. International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 19, 218-231. doi:10.1080/17549507.2016.1276215 Link. Accepted version.
Gallgaher, A.L & Ebbels, S.H. (2017) Language, literacy and numeracy outcomes of adolescents with (Developmental) Language Disorder following a collaborative model of SLT delivery in specialist education. Moor House School & College, Surrey, UK. Link
Bishop, D. V. M., Snowling, M. J., Thompson, P. A., Greenhalgh, T., & Catalise-consortium*. (2017). Phase 2 of CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development: Terminology. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58: 1068–1080. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12721. Link
*Catalise consortium includes S.H. Ebbels
Bishop, D. V., Snowling, M. J., Thompson, P. A., Greenhalgh, T & Catalise consortium*. (2016). CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study. Identifying language impairments in children. Link
*Catalise consortium includes S.H. Ebbels
Ebbels, S (2014) Introducing the SLI debate. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. 49, 377-380. Link
Ebbels, S. H. (2014). Effectiveness of intervention for grammar in school-aged children with primary language impairments: a review of the evidence. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 30: 7-40. Link. Most downloaded paper 2016-2018
Ebbels, S. H., Maric, N., Murphy, A., & Turner, G. (2014) Improving comprehension in adolescents with severe receptive language impairments: a randomised control trial of intervention for coordinating conjunctions. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 49: 30-48. Link.
Kulkarni, A., Pring, T. & Ebbels, S.H. (2014). Evaluating the effectiveness of therapy based around Shape Coding to develop the use of regular past tense morphemes in two children with language impairments. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 30: 245-254. Link. Accepted version
Conti-Ramsden, G., Bishop, D., Clark, B., Frazier Norbury, C., & Snowling, M. (2014). Specific Language Impairment (SLI): The internet campaign to raise awareness of SLI. Psychology of Language and Communication, 18: 143 -148 Link
Ebbels, S.H., Nicoll, H., Clark, B., Eachus, B., Gallagher, A., Horniman, K., Jennings, M., McEvoy, K., Nimmo, E., Turner., G. (2012). Effectiveness of semantic therapy for children with word finding difficulties in pupils with a persistent language impairment: a randomised control trial. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 47: 35-51. Winner of the 2012 IJLCD Article Prize Link. Accepted version
Ebbels, S.H., Dockrell, J.D. & van der Lely, H.K.J (2012) Production of change-of-state, change-of-location and alternating verbs: a comparison of children with specific language impairment and typically developing children. Language and Cognitive Processes, 27 (9), 1312-1333. Link. Accepted version
Ebbels, S.H., Dockrell, J.D. & van der Lely, H.K.J (2012). Non-word repetition in adolescents with SLI.International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 47, 257-273. Link. Accepted version
Bishop, D.V.M., Clark, B., Conti-Ramsden, G., Frazier Norbury, C., & Snowling, M. (2012). RALLI: An internet campaign for raising awareness of language learning impairments. Child Language Teaching and Therapy. 28: 259 -262 Link
Ebbels, S.H. (2008). Improving grammatical skill in children with specific language impairment. In Norbury, C.F.., Tomblin, J.B. & Bishop, D.V.M (Eds.), Understanding developmental language disorders: from theory to practice (pp. 149-174). Hove: Psychology Press.
Ebbels, S.H. (2007). Teaching grammar to school-aged children with Specific Language Impairment using Shape Coding. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 23, 67-93. Most downloaded paper 2007-2015 Link. Accepted version with update notes. Vodcast.
Ebbels, S.H., van der Lely, H.K.J., and Dockrell, J.E. (2007). Intervention for verb argument structure in children with persistent SLI: a randomized control trial. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research,50, 1330-1349. Link. Accepted version.
Joffe, V. L., Cain, K. and Maric, N. (2007), Comprehension problems in children with specific language impairment: does mental imagery training help? International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 42: 648–664. Summary. Link
Marshall, C, Ebbels, S, Harris, J, van der Lely, H. (2002) Investigating the impact of prosodic complexity on the speech of children with Specific Language Impairment. UCL Working Papers in Linguistics, 14,43-66
Ebbels, S. & van der Lely, H. (2001). Meta-syntactic therapy using visual coding for children with severe persistent SLI. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 36(supplement), 345-350. Submitted article.
Ebbels, S. (2000). Psycholinguistic profiling of a hearing-impaired child. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 16, 3-22.
