RIDBC Renwick Centre For Research and Professional Education

Publications

The Renwick Centre conducts research in areas relating to the education of children with sensory disabilities. Recent publications by Renwick Centre academic staff are listed here.

Renwick Research Publications

Research Projects, Publications (Books, Books Chapters, Journal Articles, Conference Addresses) and Editorial Responsibilities for 2010 (as of 7th June, 2010).

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  • Journals
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  • Research Projects
    Development of adaptive assessment procedures for hearing-impaired children

    PhD project: Rebecca Bull
    Supervisor/s: Assoc. Prof. Norm Erber and Prof. Greg Leigh

    Auditory-Oral progress of infants in a Deaf family environment: Three parallel case-studies

    Dr Robyn Cantle Moore

    Development of the Infant Monitor-Production (IMP) as an evaluation protocol for infants with impaired hearing

    Dr Robyn Cantle Moore
    Online training material is available to interested parties. You may register on http://www.ridbcrenwickcentre.com/imp/ Link opens in a new window .

    Deaf people in colonial Australia: Access to justice, education and employment

    Dr Breda Carty and Darlene Thornton

    The influence of mandatory language assessments on the service delivery of itinerant support teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students

    PhD project - John Davison-Mowle
    Supervisor/s: Dr Jill Duncan and Prof. Greg Leigh
    Research supported by the Carrie Smith Fund.

    Defining historical and current auditory-verbal pedagogy

    Dr Jill Duncan

    Evaluation of the accessibility of children's television programs using simulated hearing loss

    Assoc. Prof. Norm Erber

    An interactive auditory-visual laboratory for communication research

    Assoc. Prof. Norm Erber

    UEB Braille for Beginners-Modules 1, 2 & 3: Training programs for families of children with vision impairments and paraprofessionals

    Frances Gentle

    A Management Framework for Inclusive Education of Children with Disabilities in Timor-Leste

    PhD project: Frances Gentle
    Supervisor/s: Dr Mike Steer and Rod Beattie
    Research supported by the Buckle Family Trust Scholarship.

    Paediatric hearing assessment with tele-audiology: An investigation in rural and remote populations

    Prof. Greg Leigh, Kim TerHorst, Genelle Cook, Prof. Philip Newall
    HEARing Cooperative Research Centre Project R4.5.2.

    Survey of Australian health professionals' knowledge of and attitudes towards newborn hearing screening

    Dr Michaela Murray, Prof. Melissa Wake, Prof. Greg Leigh, & Dr Zeffie Poulakis

    A comparison of the NAL-NL1 and DSL 5 prescriptive hearing procedures in severely deaf children in Malaysia

    Prof. Philip Newall

    A review of the Low Cost Hearing Aid project in the Philippines

    Prof. Philip Newall

    The development of speech testing materials to assess tonal language perception in Mandarin

    Prof. Philip Newall

    The development of standards for family-centred early intervention practice with children with impaired hearing

    John Richards

    Profiling children with vision impairment in Australia (Oz Vizkids)

    Sue Silveira
    The Register collects accurate information on children who have been formally diagnosed. This information is used to establish the number of affected children, the causes and levels of vision impairment and whether these children have additional disabilities. The information is vital when planning for better services and treatment for children. To register or for more information, visit the site http://ridbc.org.au/renwick/research/ozviskids.asp

    "Eye Play Safe": The development of a resource package of eye-safe play strategies

    Sue Silveira
    Supported by NSW Health. Visit EyePlaySafe website Link opens in a new window

    Reference book for itinerant teachers of vision impaired

    Dr Mike Steer and Gillian Gale

  • Published Books

    Duncan, J., Rhoades, E., & Fitzpatrick, E. (in preparation). Adolescents with hearing loss: Auditory (re)habilitation. New York: Oxford University Press.

    Erber, N. P. (in preparation). Auditory Communication for Deaf Children.

    Rhoades, E., & Duncan, J. (Eds.) (in press). Auditory-verbal practice: Towards a family-centered approach. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas. (see http://www.ccthomas.com/details.cfm?P_ISBN13=9780398079253 Link opens in a new window )

  • Book Chapters

    Carty, B. (in press). The historical context of Auslan variation. In T. Johnston, A. Schembri, & B. Carty. Sociolinguistic variation in Australian Sign Language. To be published by Gallaudet University Press.

    Beattie, R. G. (in press). Ethical considerations. In E. A. Rhoades & J. Duncan (Eds.), Auditory-verbal practice: Towards a family-centered approach. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

    Beattie, R. G. (2010). The ethics of newborn hearing screening. In C. Driscoll & B. McPherson (Eds.), Newborn screening systems: The complete perspective. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.

    Duncan, J. (in press). Circles of Influence. In E. A. Rhoades & J. Duncan (Eds.) Auditory-verbal practice: Towards a family-centered approach. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

    Duncan, J., & Rhoades E.A. (in press). Introduction to auditory-verbal practice. In E.A. Rhoades & J. Duncan (Eds.) Auditory-verbal practice: Towards a family centered approach. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

    Power, D. J., & Leigh, G. R. (in press) Curriculum: Cultural and communicative contexts In M. Marschark & P. Spencer (Eds.), Handbook of deaf studies, language and education Volume 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.

    Leigh, G., Newall, J. P., & Newall, A. T. (in press). Newborn screening and earlier intervention with deaf children: Issues for the developing world. In M. Marschark, & P. Spencer (Eds.), Handbook of deaf studies, language and education: Volume 2. New York: Oxford University Press.

    Leigh, G., Taljaard, D., & Poulakis, Z. (2010). Newborn hearing screening. In C. Driscoll & B. McPherson (Eds.), Newborn screening systems: The complete perspective. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.

  • Journal Articles

    Leigh, G. (2010). The changing context for education of the deaf in Australia: New imperatives for teacher education. Japanese Journal of Special Education, 47(6), 417-431.

    Mayer, C., & Leigh, G. (2010). The changing context for sign bilingual education programs: Issues in language and the development of literacy. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism.13(2), 175-186.

    Jones, C., Burnham, D., Leigh, G., Noble, W., Brown, H., Varley, A., Green, D., Goldfried, J., & Tam, H. (in press). Who uses television captions, when, and why? Analyses based on the Australian Television Caption Users Survey. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing.

    Duncan, J., Kendrick, A., McGinnis, M., & Perigoe, C. (submitted). Auditory (re)habilitation teaching behaviour rating scale. Volta Review.

    Sharma, M., Purdy, S., Newall, P., Wheldall, K., Beaman, R., & Dillon, H. (submitted). Behavioural and electrophysiological evidence of auditory processing disorders in children with reading disorder. Journal of Speech-Language-Hearing Research.

    Sharma, M., Purdy, S. C., Newall, P., Wheldall K., & Beaman R. (submitted). An auditory basis for reading disability in some children? Acquiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing.

    Steer, M. (2009). Australia Report. DbI Review (International). 44, July-Dec., 23-24.

    Steer, M. (2010). Editorial. ADBC Beacon, 38, 1-5. Retrieved 26 March 2010 from http://www.deafblind.org.au/Newsletter.asp

  • Conference Addresses / Papers / Posters & Other Presentations

    Leigh, G. (2010, March 16th). Recognising diversity: Early assessment and alternative pathways for children identified through UNHS. Invited keynote address presented at England Newborn Hearing Screening Program Annual Conference 2010: "Achieving Standards and Ensuring Quality in Assessment", London, United Kingdom.

    Leigh, G. (2010, April 24th). Early identification of hearing loss in Australia: Well begun is not all done! 2010 Libby Harricks Memorial Oration presented at Sixth National Deafness Sector Summit, Sydney.

    Cantle Moore, R., & Leigh, G. R. (2010, March 15th). Authentic Early Assessment and Monitoring for Quality Outcomes: Considering the English and Australian Experience. Invited workshop presentation at England Newborn Hearing Screening Program Annual Conference 2010: "Achieving Standards and Ensuring Quality in Assessment", London, United Kingdom.

    Cantle Moore, R. (2010). The Infant Monitor of vocal Production: Improving evaluation of auditory-vocal development in infants with hearing loss. Video-conference presentation to Special Interest Group � Australian Speech Pathologists in Hearing Impairment (SIGASHI) (via 20 video-conferencing sites linked through TeleHealth Queensland), Brisbane.

    Silveira, S. (2010, March 12th), A Snapshot of Australian Childhood Vision Impairment and Blindness. Presentation to NSW State-wide Ophthalmology Service Eye Health Forum, Sydney. (see http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/gmct/events.asp )

  • Editorial Responsibilities
    Breda Carty

    Member, Editorial Board, Deaf Worlds: International Journal of Deaf Studies (USA)

    Frances Gentle

    Member, Editorial Committee, Journal of South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (Australia)

    Greg Leigh

    Member, Editorial Board, Deafness and Education, International (UK)
    Member, Editorial Board, Phonetics and Speech Sciences (Korea)

    Philip Newall

    Australian Journal of Audiology (Australia)
    Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation (China)
    Journal of the American Academy of Audiology (Assistant Editor) (USA)

    Sue Silveira

    Member, Editorial Committee, Australian Orthoptic Journal (Australia)

    Mike Steer

    Member, Editorial Committee, Journal of South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (Australia)
    Consulting Editor to Australasian Journal of Special Education (Australia)
    Editor, Australian Deaf-Blind Council Beacon (Australia)

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