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Contact Information
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Redfield Building/Mail Stop 152
Reno, NV 895507-0152
(775) 784-4887
(775) 784-4095 (fax)
lbass@medicine.nevada.edu
Courses Taught
SPA 340 Speech and Language Development
SPA 494 Workshops and Institutes: Applied Research in Child Language
SPA 660/661 Advanced Speech Pathology: Phonological Development and Disorders
SPA 757 Experimental Phonetics
Education, Research and Clinical Interests
Dr. Bass received her B.A. degree from Indiana University Bloomington, her M.A. degree from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, and her Ph.D. degree from Florida State University. She is an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist.
Dr. Bass is interested in the impact of phonology and grammar on academic language and literacy acquisition, especially in low-income and culturally/linguistically diverse populations. Currently, she is developing classroom-based instructional programs (aka “Listening Centers”) that support academic achievement in these populations and are consistent with Response-to-Intervention (RTI) practices implemented as part of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act. Additional research projects include developing an assessment tool that will be used to determine underlying grammatical knowledge in children with phonological disorders. Dr. Bass also has an interest in fostering effective teacher-researcher relationships to promote positive academic outcomes for children with and at-risk for language and reading disabilities. She is the director of the Learning, Literacy, and Morphosyntax Acquisition (LLAMA) laboratory.
Clinically, Dr. Bass investigates evidence-based practices in language and literacy intervention, including best practices in phonological treatment. She is interested in the development of service delivery models that seek to incorporate parents, teachers, and other caregivers as partners in the therapy process.
Current Projects
Project AMI: Automated Morphosyntax Instruction. Junior Faculty Research Grant funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Nevada, Reno, 2008-2010.
- Development of classroom-based Standard American English instruction for Spanish-speaking preschool children attending Head Start
Determining Morphosyntactic Knowledge in Children with Phonological Disorders. Project funded by the General Undergraduate Research Award, Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Nevada, Reno, 2008-2009.
- Student-initiated project to develop stimuli for a novel assessment to determine the grammatical knowledge of children with phonological disorders
Effects of Grammatical Instruction on the Language and Academic Outcomes of Children with Hearing Impairment. Project funded by the General Undergraduate Research Award, Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Nevada, Reno, 2008-2009.
- Student-initiated project to develop computer-based grammar intervention that promotes Standard American English acquisition in children with hearing impairment
Peer-Reviewed Publications & Submissions
Williams, R. S., & Bass, L. A. (2008). Just ask me again: An analysis of response patterns on the PPVT-III. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Bass, L. A., & Goldstein, H. (2008). Effects of interactive storybook reading on the morphosyntactic development of preschool children from low-income environments. Manuscript in preparation, University of Nevada, Reno.
Bass, L. A., Williams, R. S., & Goldstein, H. (2008). Predicting vocabulary acquisition: Effects of child- and word-level factors. Manuscript in preparation, Florida State University.
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
Bass, L. A., & Goldstein, H. (2008, June). Effects of interactive storybook reading on the grammatical development of preschool children from low-income environments. Poster presentation at Head Start’s Ninth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Bass, L. A., Williams, R. S., & Goldstein, H. (2007, November). Effects of Robust Vocabulary Intervention: Depth of Word Knowledge One Year Later. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Bass, L. A., Williams, R. S., Bojczyk, K. E., & Goldstein, H. (2007, April). Robust vocabulary instruction: Effects of curriculum-based intervention one year later. Poster presented at the Third Annual Florida Reading Research Conference, Tampa, FL.
Bass, L. A., Williams, R. S., & Goldstein, H. (2007, April). Novel word learning: Effects of word-level factors and knowledge depth. Poster presented at the Third Annual Florida Reading Research Conference, Tampa, FL.
Goldstein, H., Ziolkowski, R., Bass, L. & Williams, R. (2007, April). Effects of automated versus phonological awareness instruction for children at-risk for language and reading disabilities. Paper presented at the Third Annual Florida Reading Research Conference, Tampa, FL.
Bass, L. A., Williams, R. S., & Goldstein, H. (2006, November). Predicting vocabulary acquisition: Effects of child and word level factors. Poster presented at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Miami, FL.
Goldstein, H., Bass, L. A., & Ziolkowski, R. (2005, November). Effects of curriculum-based vocabulary instruction for at-risk children. Seminar presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
Bass, L. A., Ziolkowski, R., & Goldstein, H. (2005, June). Effects of curriculum-based vocabulary instruction for children at risk for reading disabilities. Poster presented at the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI.
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