Qualifications & Memberships
Research Interests
I am interested in the relationship between cognitive processing, language acquisition and linguistic input, particularly for children with language disorders. I was part of running a longitudinal study "Learning to Talk" which investigated early measures of working memory as predictors of later language outcomes for late talking and typically developing children. I have recently published papers on the topics of speech language therapy practice with multilingual children and reading difficulties in children with language disorders. Currently I am investigating parent linguistic input for young children as a preventative measure for language delays.
Recent Publications
- Newbury J. (2014) Early language variation and working memory: A longitudinal study of late talkers and typically developing children. PhD Thesis, Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.
- Foster-Cohen S., Macrae T. and Newbury J. (2023) Variation in morpho-lexical development within and between diagnoses in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Frontiers in Psychology 13 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.968408.
- Foster-Cohen S., Newbury J., Macrae T. and van Bysterveldt A. (2022) Word type and modality in the emerging expressive vocabularies of preschool children with Down syndrome. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12828.
- Henderson-Faranda N., Newbury J. and Sutherland D. (2022) Using computer assisted instruction to improve reading comprehension of children on the autism spectrum: a pilot study. Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties.
- Newbury J., Sutherland D., Schroeter K. and Thomson J. (2022) Evidence for use of the Quick Interactive Language Screener (QUILS) to measure the relationship between socioeconomic status and language development: Commentary. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention.