Position

Lecturer

Qualifications

B.App.Sc (Speech Pathology)(Hons I), University of Sydney (1992)
PhD, University of Sydney (2000)
Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist

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Professional Affiliations

Speech Pathology Association of Australia (SPAA)

American Association of Speech-Language-Hearing (ASHA)

Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)

ARC Human Communication Sciences Network (HCSNet)

About Elise

Elise Baker is a lecturer with the Discipline of Speech Pathology, at the Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia. Elise is involved in the education and training of undergraduate and graduate speech-language pathology students, the supervision of graduate research students, and continuing education activities for qualified speech-language pathologists in her main area of interest: speech sound disorders in children.

Teaching Philosophy Statement

My teaching is based on an old Chinese proverb - "Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand." I use a case-based approach to teaching as it involves students in the lives of children who have a speech sound disorder and their families.  The real cases offer students reasons for learning, provide opportunities for critical thinking, and facilitate students' development of evidence-based clinical reasoning. I enjoy teaching and I enjoy learning from my students.

Recent Areas of Teaching

Typical speech development; Management of speech sound disorders in children; Intervention for concomitant speech and language impairment in infants, later talkers and preschoolers.

Units of study currently taught:
CSCD 1033 Child Phonology
CSCD 2057 Child Language (team teaching)
CSCD 3082 Phonology, Language and Literacy (team teaching)
CSCD 4026 Advanced Topics: Child Phonology

Areas of Interest 

Speech sound disorders (SSD) in children, particularly:

     . Phonological intervention and EBP

     . The impact of treatment target selection on phonological generalization

     . The role of articulation training in phonological intervention

     . Factors influencing rates of progress in phonological intervention

Word learning and the interaction between the lexicon and phonology.

Speech, Language and reading outcomes for infants and children with a hearing loss.

Research

Kid's Talk Lab

Faculty Research Group

Disability and Community Research Group
Communication and Inclusion Team

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