Victoria L. Joffe

Senior Lecturer in developmental speech, language and communication impairment, principal investigator on the ELCISS research programme.

Qualifications: B.A. (Honours) Speech and Hearing Therapy (Witwatersrand, S.A.) Cum Laude; L.T.C.L. ( Licentiate Teacher) Speech and Drama (Trinity College, London); D.Phil (Experimental Psychology) (Oxon).

Selected Conferences:

• Joffe, V.L. The Nature of Word Finding Difficulties in Children with Specific Language Impairment. July 1999. V111th International Congress for the Study of Child Language, University of the Basque Country, Spain.
• Joffe V.L. and Green, J. An evaluation of a signing system (Paget Gorman Signed Speech system) in a secondary special educational needs school. RCSLT National Conference: Sharing Communication. Birmingham, April 2001.
• Joffe V.L. and Poulton, H. The joint delivery of personal and social education (PSE) by a specialist speech and language therapist and specialist English teacher in a special school. RCSLT National Conference: Sharing Communication, Birmingham, April 2001.
• Joffe, V.L. The comprehension of ambiguous language in children with specific language impairment. Paper presentation: International congress for the study of child language. Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. July 2002.
• Joffe, V.L. A follow-up study of language and literacy in children with specific language impairment (SLI). Paper presentation: International congress for the study of child language. Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. July 2002.
• Joffe, V.L. The role of contextual facilitation in reading in children with specific language impairment (SLI). Poster presentation: International congress for the study of child language. Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. July 2002.
• Joffe, V.L. and Pring, T. (2003). The effectiveness of phonological therapy in children with child speech disorder. Paper presentation, Fifth European congress of CPLOL (Committee of European speech and language therapists), Edinburgh, September 2003.
• Joffe, V.L. and Morgan, B. (2003). Speech and Language Therapy in the Secondary School Context. Poster Presentation. Fifth European congress of CPLOL (Committee of European speech and language therapists), Edinburgh, September 2003.
• Joffe, V.L.; Varlokosta, S.; Garib-Penna, S. and Riddett, A. (2005). Grammatical and Lexical Abilities in Williams Syndrome. Paper presented at the International Association for the Study of Child Language Conference, Berlin, July 2005.
• Joffe, V.L.; Varlokosta, S and Riddett, A. (2006). Grammatical and Lexical Abilities in Williams Syndrome. Paper presented at the Latis Colloquium of the University of Geneva, Switzerland: Early Language Development and Disorders. January, 2006.
• Joffe, V.L. (2006). Enhancing language and communication in adolescents with language impairments. Poster presentation: Society for Research on Adolescence, 11th Biennial Meeting, March, 2006, San Francisco, USA.
• Joffe, V.L; Varlokosta, S. and Riddett, A. (2006) INVITED TALK Language abilities in Williams Syndrome: Intact, delay or disorder? Paper to be presented at RCSLT Conference, Realising the Vision, at University of Ulster, May 2006.
• Joffe, V.L., Riddett, A. and Varlokosta, S. (2006). Differences speech and language therapy delivery in learning disabled populations: specific language impairment, Williams Syndrome and Down Syndrome. Poster to be presented at RCSLT Conference, Realising the Vision, at University of Ulster, May 2006.
• Joffe, V.L and Varlokosta, S. (2006). Grammatical and Lexical Abilities in Williams Syndrome. Paper presented at the Third Williams Syndrome workshop, University of Reading, UK, July 2006.
• Joffe, V.L.(2006). Speech and language therapy with language-impaired secondary school aged children, Paper presented at the Child Language Seminar Conference, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, July 2006.
• Joffe, V.L. (2006). Seeking clinical and statistical significance in intervention research with developmental language disorders: beyond or within our grasp? Making New Connections 2 Conference, City University, September 2006.
• Joffe, V.L. (2007). Adolescents with language impairments: a forsaken client group? Workshop presentation. Speech Pathology Australia Conference, Sydney, Australia, May 2007.
• Joffe, V.L., Mitchell, V. and Proom, C. (2007). Long term impact of language impairments ? academic, vocational and social outcomes. Paper Presentation. Speech Pathology Australia Conference, Sydney, Australia, May 2007.
• Myers, L., Botting, N., Chiat, S., Joffe, V. and Davies-Jones, C. (2007). Life experience of young people with language difficulties attending a special youth club. Paper Presentation. Speech Pathology Australia Conference, Sydney, Australia, May 2007.
• Joffe, V.L. (2007). Enhancing language and communication in secondary school language impaired students. Afasic 4th international symposium: understanding developmental disorders: from theory to practice. University of Warwick, UK, April 2007.
• Botting, N., Myers, L., Chiat, S., Davies-Jones, C. and Joffe, V. (2007). Opinions of life and leisure in young people with langue difficulties attending a special youth club. Afasic 4th international symposium: understanding developmental disorders: from theory to practice. Paper presentation. University of Warwick, UK, April 2007.
• Joffe, V.L. (2007). Language and communication impairments and its impact on learning in secondary school. Half day workshop. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Education and Manpower Bureau, Hong Kong, June 2007
• Joffe, V.L. (2007). Enhancing language and communication and facilitating access to the school curriculum in secondary school. Full day workshop. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Education and Manpower Bureau, Hong Kong, June 2007.

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