Marleen Westerveld

I am a certified practising speech pathologist and researcher in child language and literacy. My main interests relate to children's spontaneous language performance (conversation, story retell, explanations, and persuasion) and children’s (emergent) literacy development. The main aims of my website are to provide you with: 1) access to free resources I created as part of my research – from language sampling elicitation protocols to evidence-based intervention programs; and 2) links to other websites featuring evidence-based practice tools and free resources. Follow me on Instagram for updates to the website including new resources and publications and project updates @dr.marleenwesterveld.slp Marleen Westerveld, PhD, CPSP

Publications

Check out my top publications and conference presentations

Resources

In this section you will find free language sample elicitation protocols and materials.

Links

In this section you will find links to my favourite websites - most of them provide free resources.

Podcast - Language assessments and DLD

By m.westerveld@gmail.comJune 1, 2023

What do you know about language assessments? Perhaps you’re an individual with DLD looking to have a language assessment completed; or you have a loved one who has been recommended for a language assessment. Or perhaps you are an SLP who simply wants a refresher. In this episode of The Talking DLD Podcast Natalie Munro

Personal narrative intervention for children with Down syndrome

By m.westerveld@gmail.comAugust 11, 2022

The manual for this 7-week program is now available on my website. You will also find links to a range of materials we used. You will find it under Resources! The results from this study have been published - feel free to contact me for a copy! Westerveld, M. F., & van Bysterveldt, A. K.