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Laida Restrepo is a professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science in the College of Health Solutions.
Research in the Bilingual Language and Literacy Laboratory is concerned with the development of best practices in assessment and intervention of children who speak Spanish as their native language or who are bilingual. In the Lab, we work on the identification of children with language disorders who speak Spanish or who are bilingual. This research focuses on the use of language sampling, dynamic assessment, parent and teacher interviews, structured language tasks, and the characterization of specific language impairment in children. In addition, In addition, we are investigating different types of interventions to improve reading comprehension and oral language skills in at risk Latino children.
Refereed Publications in the last 6 years
Adams, A. Glenberg, A., Restrepo, M.A. (accepted). Moved by Reading in a monolingual and DLL
Spanish-speaking population empirical study. Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools.
Walker, E., Wong, A., Fialko, S., Restrepo, M. A., & Glenberg, G. (to appear). EMBRACE: Applying Cognitive
Tutor Principles to Reading Comprehension. To appear in Proc. 18th International Conference on
Artificial Intelligence in Education.
Kapantzoglou, M., Fergadiotis, G., Restrepo, M.A. (in press). Language Sample Analysis and
Elicitation-Technique Effects in Bilingual Children with and without Language Impairment. Journal
of Speech and Hearing Research.
Walker, E., Adams, A., Restrepo, M. A., Fialko, S. & Glenberg, A., (in press). When (and how) interacting
with technology-enhanced story books helps disadvantaged readers. Translational Issues in
Psychological Science.
Language and Reading Research Consortium (in press). Oral language and listening comprehension: Same
or different constructs? Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
Language and Reading Research Consortium, Arthur, A., & Davis, D. L. (in press). A pilot study of the
impact of double-dose robust vocabulary instruction on children’s vocabulary growth. Journal of
Research on Educational Effectiveness.
Language and Reading Research Consortium, Pratt, A., & Logan, J. (in press). Improving Language-Focused
Comprehension Instruction in Primary-Grade Classrooms: Impacts of the Let’s Know! Experimental
Curriculum. Educational Psychology Review.
Language and Reading Research Consortium (in press). Use of the curriculum research framework (CRF)
for developing a reading-comprehension curricular supplement for the primary grades. The
Elementary School Journal, 116, - DOI: 10.1086/684827
Gray, S. & Restrepo, M.A. (2016). Foreword. Listening comprehension predictors, assessment &
Intervention. Seminars in Speech Language Pathology.
Bishop DVM, Snowling MJ, Thompson PA, Greenhalgh T, CATALISE consortium (2016) CATALISE: A
Multinational and Multidisciplinary Delphi Consensus Study. Identifying Language Impairments in
Children. PLoS ONE 11(7): e0158753. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158753
Castilla-Earls, A. Perez-Leroux, A.T., Restrepo, M.A., Gale, D., & Chen, Z. (2016). The Complexity of the
Spanish Subjunctive in Bilingual Children with SLI. Language Acquisition.
Castilla-Earls, A., Restrepo, M. A., Perez-Leroux, A.T., Gray, S. & Holmes (2015). Interactions
Between Bilingual Effects and Language Impairment: Exploring Grammatical
Markers in Spanish-Speaking Bilingual Children. Applied Psycholinguistics
Kapantzoglou, M., Thompson, M. S., Gray, S., & Restrepo, M.A. (2015). Assessing
Measurement Invariance for Spanish Sentence Repetition and Morphology Elicitation Tasks. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research.
Kapantzoglou, M., Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S., Thompson, M. S., & Gorin, J. (2015).
Language ability groups in bilingual children: A latent profile analysis. Journal of
Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
LARRC, Johanson, M., & Arthur, A. (2015). Improving the language skills of Pre-Kindergarten students: Preliminary impacts of the Let’s Know! Experimental curriculum. Child and Youth Care Forum. doi: 10.1007/s10566-015-9332-z
Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC) (2015). The dimensionality of language in young
Spanish-English dual language learners. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC) (2015). Learning to read: Should we keep things
simple? Reading Research Quarterly, 50, 151-169.
Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC). (2015). The dimensionality of language ability in
young children. Child Development.
Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC). (In press). Use of the curriculum research
framework (CRF) for developing a reading-comprehension curricular supplement for the primary
grades. Elementary School Journal.
Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC), Pratt, A. & Logan, J. (2014). Improving
language-focused comprehension instruction in primary-grade classrooms: impacts of the
let’s know! experimental curriculum. Educational Psychology Review, 26, 357-377.
doi:10.1007/s10648-014-9275-1
Smyk, E., Restrepo, M. A., Gorin, J., Gray, S. (2013). Development and validation of the Spanish-
English language proficiency scale (SELPS). Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools,
44, 252-265.
Restrepo, M.A. and Morgan, G., Thompson, M. (2013). Vocabulary intervention in bilingual preschoolers with language impairment. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 56, 748-765.
Morgan, G.P., Restrepo, M.A., and Auza, A. (2013). Spanish morphology of bilingual and monolingual children with and without language impairment. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 16, 578-593.
Restrepo, M.A., Morgan G., Auza, A. & Barragan, B. (2012). Diferencias y semejanzas en la morfología del
español entre niños bilingües y monolingües con y sin trastornos de lenguaje. [Differences and
similarities in the morphology of bilingual and monolingual children with language impairment.]
Published Abstract. Revista Neuropsicología, Neuropsiquiatría y Neurociencias, 12, 59-60
Kapantzoglou, M., Restrepo, M.A., and Thompson, M. (2012). Dynamic assessment of word learning skills in preschool bilingual children. Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools. (43) 81-96.
Schwanenflugel, P.J., Hamilton, C.E., Neuharth-Pritchett, S., Restrepo, M.A., Bradley, B.A., and Ruston, H.P. (2010). “ PAVEd for Success: An evaluation of a program to improve the preliteracy skills of 4-year old children. Journal of Literacy Research. (42) 277-275.
Restrepo, M.A., Castilla, A.P., Schwanenflugel, P., Neuhart Pritchett, S., Hamilton, C., Arboleda, A. (2010). Sentence length, complexity and grammaticality growth in Spanish-speaking children attending English-only and bilingual preschool programs. Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools. (41) 3-13.
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 494 | Special Topics |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| APL 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| SHS 597 | Bilingual SLP |
| SHS 598 | Special Topics |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| APL 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Spring 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 597 | Bilingual SLP |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Fall 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 105 | Intro Human Comm Disorders |
| SHS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SHS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| APL 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| SHS 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| SHS 592 | Research |
| SHS 599 | Thesis |
| SHS 792 | Research |
| Spring 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 597 | Bilingual SLP |
| Fall 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| APL 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| Summer 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 593 | Applied Project |
| Spring 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SHS 597 | Bilingual SLP |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| Fall 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| SHS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| APL 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| SHS 588 | Spanish Language Acquisition |
| SHS 790 | Reading and Conference |
Del Cid, D., Spencer, T. D., Petersen, D. B., Restrepo, M. A., & Thompson, M. S. (2017). Spanish and English
curriculum improves the language skills of dual language learners. Poster presented at the annual
Four Corners Association for Behavior Analysis conference, Flagstaff, AZ.
Adams, A., Glenberg, A., & Restrepo, M. A. (2016). An Embodied Reading Intervention for Spanish
Monolinguals. Paper presented at the ASUofA Cognitive Science Conclave, Tempe, AZ.
Henderson, D. & Restrepo, M.A. (2016, November). Navajo Children’s Performance on the CELF – 4 and PPVT –
4 Presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech Language and Hearing
Association. Philadelphia.
Castilla-Earls, A., Perez-Leroux, A.T., Restrepo, M.A., Martinez-Nieto, L.( 2016, September). Vulnerability of Clitics and Articles in Spanish-English Bilinguals. Presented at VIIIth International Conference of Language Acquisition. Mallorca, Spain.
Thompson, M., Spencer, T., Petersen, D. & Restrepo, M.A. (2016, July). Interchangeability of the Narrative
Language Measures for English- and Spanish-speaking Preschoolers: An Analysis with
Methodological Recommendations. SSSR Annual Conference, Porto, Portugal.
Martinez-Nieto, L., Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S. LARRC Consortium. (2016, May). La estabilidad morfologica en niños bilingues. IX Congreso Internacional Cerebro y Mente. Guadalajara, Mexico.
Restrepo, M.A. (2016, February). Bilingual vs. English-only Intervention for Bilingual Preschool Children
with and without Language Impairments. CREI conference, San Diego, CA.
Restrepo, M.A., Yeomans-Maldonado, G., Mesa, C., Catts. H., O’Connell, A., & LARRC (2016, February).
PreK Spanish Oral language Predictors of English Decoding Skills in First Grade. Poster presentation
at the Pacific Coast Research Conference. Coronado Island, CA.
Bárcenas,T., Kapantzoglo. u, M., Fergadiotis, G., & Restrepo, M.A., (2015, November). Morphosyntax &
Language Sample Elicitation Effects in Spanish-Speaking Children With & Without Language
Impairment. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech Language and
Hearing Association. Denver, CO.
Spencer, T., Petersen, D., Duran, L., Mendez, L., & Restrepo, M.A. (2015, November). Advances in
Language Assessment & Intervention for Latino Preschoolers. Presentation at the Annual
Convention of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association. Denver, CO.
Riordan, M., Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S. & Smyk, E. (2015). Validation of the Spanish-English Language
Proficiency Scale – Revised. Poster Presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech
Language and Hearing Association. Denver, CO.
Restrepo, M.A; Simon-Cereijido, G., Gildersleeve-Neumann, C., & Fabiano-Smith, L. (2015, November).
Intervention Research for Bilingual Children With Speech & Language Disorders. SID 14 Invited
Presentation
Restrepo, M.A., Riordan, M., Castilla-Earls, A. (2015, August). Variability in Bilingual Development:
Interactions between the Acquisition of English and the Maintenance of Spanish.
Restrepo, M.A. & Martinez, M.L. (2015, June). Differences between monolingual and bilingual children on
the SSLIC measure. Presentation at the First Bilingual Specific Language Impairment Conference,
Tours, France.
Language and Reading Research Consortium (2015, February). Exploring the Impact of Vamos a
Aprender: Preliminary Results. Paper presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference,
Coronado, CA
Adams, A., Barragan, B., Henderson, D., Restrepo, M.A., & Gray, S. (2014, November). L2 proficiency as a
function of L1 in children with typical development and language impairment: A mathematical
model. Paper presented at the Annual American Speech- Language-Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
Kapantzoglou, M., Restrepo, M. A., Gray, S., Thompson, M. S., & Gorin, J. (2014, November). How are
Children Grouped in an Unclassified Sample Based on CELF-4 Spanish? A Latent Profile Analysis.
Poster session at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Orlando, FL
Henderson, D. & Restrepo, M. A. (2014, November). Culture & Language Considerations Among Navajo
Assessments & Interventions. Paper presented at the Annual American Speech-
Language-Hearing Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
Martinez-Nieto,L., Barragan,B. Restrepo,M.A. (2014, November). The diagnostic accuracy of CELF-4
Spanish on children from low income & parental education. Poster presented at the Annual
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. Orlando,Fl.
Adams, A., Restrepo, M.A., & Glenberg, A. (October, 2014). An embodied intervention enhances Spanish
reading comprehension. Paper presented at the annual Experimental Psycholinguistics
Conference, Madrid, Spain.
Castilla, A. Restrepo, M.A., Perez-Lerouz, A. T., Gray, S. & P. Holmes (2014, October). The Interactions
between Bilingual Effects and Specific Language Impairments in Spanish-Speaking Children. Paper
presented at the annual Experimental Psycholinguistics Conference, Madrid, Spain.
Martinez-Nieto,L., Restrepo,M.A, Gray,S. (October,2014) “La influencia de la L2 en el mantenimiento del
español: un análisis de gramaticalidad” Presented at Encuentro “Diferencias Individuales en la
Adquisición del Lenguaje” (DIAL-2014). Mexico City, Mexico
Restrepo, M. A. (2014, October). Language Development and Disorders in Bilingual Children. Presentation
at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry annual convention. Clinical Practice
presentation.
Restrepo, M. A. & Language and Reading Research Consortium (2014, October). Diferencias Individuales
en la Adquisición de inglés como Segundo idioma. Encuentro de diferencias individuales. Ciudad
de México, Universidad Autonóma de México.
Adams, A., Restrepo, M.A., & Glenberg, A. (2014, July). The effectiveness of Moved by Reading for
bilingual children. Paper presented at the annual Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading
Conference, Santa Fe, NM.
Kapantzoglu, M. Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S., Thompson, M. & Gorin, J. (2014, June). Bilingual Children with
Language Impairment. Are there only two Groups? Poster presentation at the Annual Symposium
On Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Runnion, E., Ratiu, I., Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S., Gorin, J., Thompson, M. (2014, June). Comparing
Measurement Structure of a Language Screener between Spanish-speaking children with and
without language impairment. Poster presentation at the Annual Symposium on Research in Child
Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Castilla-Earls, A. , Restrepo, M. A., Perez-Leroux, A., Gray, S., (2014, June). Language Impairments vs.
Bilingual Effects in Spanish-Speaking Children. Poster presentation at the Annual Symposium on
Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Adams, A., Restrepo, M.A., & Glenberg (2013, November). : An English-Only & Bilingual Version of the
Moved by Reading Intervention in an ELL Population. Poster presentation at the American Speech Language and Hearing Annual Convention. Chicago.
Barragan, B., Restrepo, M.A., Castilla, A., Oliveros, W. & Gray, S. (2013, November). Performance of Low-
Income Spanish-Speaking Children in English-Only Schools on the CELF-4 Spanish. Presentation at the American Speech Language and Hearing Annual Convention. Chicago.
Castilla, A., Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S. (2013, November). Language Impairments vs. Bilingual Effects in
Spanish-Speaking Children. Poster presentation at the American Speech Language and Hearing Annual Convention. Chicago.
Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S. and the LARRC Consortium (2013, July). Language Bases of Language
Comprehension in Preschool Bilinguals Learning to Read in English as a Second Language. Symposium Presentation at Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading annual conference. Hong Kong.
Restrepo, M. A., Smyk, E., Gray, S. (2013, July). English Language Learners’ Performance on Language
Sample Measures Across Second Language Proficiency Levels. Symposium Presentation at Society
for the Scientific Studies of Reading annual conference. Hong Kong.
Gray, S., Restrepo, M.A., O’Connell, A., Pentimonti, J., & the LARRC Consortium (2013, November).
Dimensionality of Language in Young Spanish-English Dual-Language Learners. Poster
presentation at the Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI
Martinez Nieto, L., Jackson Maldonado, D., Maldonado, R., & Restrepo, M.A. (2013, June). Language Loss
or Incomplete Acquisition? The Case of the Middle “se” in Bilingual Children. Poster presentation
at the Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Kapantzoglou, M., Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S., Thompson, M., & Gorin, J. (2013, June). Latent Language
Ability Groups in Bilingual Children. Poster presentation at the Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Runnion, E., Schlessinger, N. Restrepo, M.A., Gray, S., & Gorin, J. (2013, June). Measurement Structure of
Linguistic and Processing Skills on a New Measure to Screen Spanish-speaking Students. Poster
presentation at the Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
Barragan, B., Restrepo, M.A., Yel, N., Gray, S., Gorin, J. (2013, June). Spanish Sentence Repetition Task for
Screening LI in Bilingual Spanish-English Speaking Children. Poster presentation at the Annual
Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
