South African Journal of Communication Disorders

1. Correlations of auditory discrimination, phonemic awareness, and literacy: Evidence from Grade 4 learners in a rural Gauteng primary school
Mia le Roux, Salomé Geertsema, Marien Alet Graham, Inge Dörfling, Marizaan Müller, Jana van der Merwe, Mary-Ann Viviers
Journal of Education  first page: 149  year: 2026  
doi: 10.17159/2520-9868/i105a08

2. An investigation into the early literacy skills of English second language learners in South Africa
Aileen Manten, Mia le Roux, Salomé Geertsema, Marien Graham
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood  vol: 45  issue: 2  first page: 142  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1177/1836939120918504

3. Is Phonological Awareness Related to Pitch, Rhythm, and Speech-in-Noise Discrimination in Young Children?
Renata Eccles, Jeannie van der Linde, Mia le Roux, Jenny Holloway, Douglas MacCutcheon, Robert Ljung, De Wet Swanepoel
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools  vol: 52  issue: 1  first page: 383  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1044/2020_LSHSS-20-00032

4. The impact of lexical specificity training on at-risk emergent bilinguals
Miao Li, Catherine E. Snow, Lauren Ely, Jan C. Frijters, Esther Geva, Becky Xi Chen
Applied Psycholinguistics  vol: 44  issue: 5  first page: 889  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1017/S0142716423000309

5. Phonological Sensitivity of Bilingual and Multilingual (Primary) School Students
Silvija Hanžić Deda
Sustainable Multilingualism  vol: 16  issue: 1  first page: 39  year: 2020  
doi: 10.2478/sm-2020-0003

6. Phonological Awareness of L1 Systemic Segmental Contrasts among Advanced ESL Speakers with Varied L1 Backgrounds
Anita Buczek-Zawiła
Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies  issue: 30/2  first page: 107  year: 2021  
doi: 10.7311/0860-5734.30.2.06

7. Supporting Children Who Are English Language Learners Succeed in Their Early Literacy Development
Gail Gillon
Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica  vol: 75  issue: 4  first page: 219  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1159/000531407

8. Effect of music instruction on phonological awareness and early literacy skills of five- to seven-year-old children
Renata Eccles, Jeannie van der Linde, Mia le Roux, Jenny Holloway, Douglas MacCutcheon, Robert Ljung, De Wet Swanepoel
Early Child Development and Care  vol: 191  issue: 12  first page: 1896  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1080/03004430.2020.1803852

9. Distinguishing developmental dyslexia from foundational delay: Reading proficiency of Afrikaans learners after COVID-19 lockdowns
Sandra Stark, Salomé Geertsema, Mia le Roux, Marien Alet Graham
South African Journal of Education  vol: 46  issue: 1  first page: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.15700/saje.v46n1a2758

10. The Transition from First to Second Language Instruction: South African Year 4 Learners
Mia Le Roux, Salomé Geertsema, Carmen Milton, Marien Alet Graham, Kate Wittstock, Humayra Gardee, Diyaanah Sattar Carrim, Helene Veerasamy
Revista de Investigación en Logopedia  vol: 15  issue: 2  first page: e98430  year: 2025  
doi: 10.5209/rlog.98430

11. Exploring South African Foundation Phase teachers’ understanding, skills and training needs in the teaching of phonological awareness
Debbie Schaffler, Mirna Nel, Ria Booysen
The Language Learning Journal  vol: 49  issue: 5  first page: 554  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1080/09571736.2019.1655585

12. Exploring classroom strategies for managing reading difficulties and teachers’ awareness of the role of the speech therapist in literacy management
Kaydee Pillay, Nontokozo L. Mbatha
South African Journal of Childhood Education  vol: 16  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.4102/SAJCE.v16i1.1803

13. Does learning to write and type make a difference in letter recognition and discrimination in primary school children?
Ivonne H. F. Duiser, Annick Ledebt, John van der Kamp, Geert J. P. Savelsbergh
Journal of Cognitive Psychology  vol: 34  issue: 6  first page: 691  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1080/20445911.2022.2060240

14. Phonological awareness and learning to read in Afrikaans: The role of working memory
Marizel Scheepers, Salomé Geertsema, Mia le Roux, Marien Graham
South African Journal of Childhood Education  vol: 11  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.4102/sajce.v11i1.947