RESEARCH AND RESOURCES
STORYBABIES
StoryBabies is a website created by Dr. Michelle Brown to empower families, speech-language pathologists, educators, and other professionals with early storybook reading. It steps families and professionals through an evidence-based intervention program to strengthen early language and social communication skills. All StoryBabies intervention supports are freely available on the website.
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You can access StoryBabies by visiting www.storybabies.org.au
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LITERACY
Here is a selection of Dr. Michelle Brown's research on literacy
Brown, M. I., Wang, C., & McLeod, S. (2022). Reading with 1-2 year olds impacts later academic achievement at 8-11 years. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 58 (1), 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.09.008
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Brown, M. I. (2020). Playing with books: The road to literacy begins with reading during infancy. International Journal of Birth and Parent Information, 7(4), 33-36.
Brown, M. I., Westerveld, M. F., Trembath, D., & Gillon, G. T. (2018). Promoting language and social communication development in babies through an early storybook reading intervention. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 20(3), 337-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2017.1406988
Brown, M. I., Westerveld, M. F., & Gillon, G. T. (2017). Early storybook reading with babies and young children: Parents’ opinions and home reading practices. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 42(2), 69-77. doi:10.23965/AJEC.42.2.09
BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN WITH A HEARING LOSS
Here is a selection of Dr. Michelle Brown's research focussing on babies and young children with a hearing loss
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Brown, M. I., Trembath, D., Westerveld, M. F., & Gillon, G. T. (2019). A pilot study of early storybook reading with babies with a hearing loss. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(9), 3397-3412. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-L-17-0305
Brown, M. I., Westerveld, M. F., Trembath, D., & Gillon, G. T. (2019). An examination of home reading practices of parents of young children with a hearing loss. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 21, 78-86.