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Dr. Judith Montgomery
- Education:
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bachelor of Science
California State University, Long Beach, Master of Arts
The Claremont Graduate University, Ph.D.
Biography
Received B.S. and M.A. degrees in Communication Disorders from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee and California State University-Long Beach respectively; PhD. from Claremont University in Language and Cognition.
Extensive experience in public schools as speech language pathologist, administrator; then in higher education as professor in special education, literacy, communication disorders. K-8 Principal and the Director of Special Education in Fountain Valley School District in California for 21 years. Wrote and directed an AAC Center (1975) with a five-year USDOE grant to establish the first school-based program to match students with severe disabilities with AAC devices to achieve academic goals. Began teaching at Chapman University in 1993, full professor in 2006.
Active in professional organizations; served as president of five national professional organizations, including ASHA (1995). ASHA Fellow and ASHA Honors (2010). Recipient of the Annie Glen Award for Outstanding Leadership in Speech Language Pathology (2008), Scudder Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service at Chapman University twice; Global Clinical Coordinator for Healthy Hearing, a healthcare initiative with Special Olympics to provide hearing screening for athletes with intellectual disabilities in 110 countries; consultant to the Speech-to-Speech Program with the California Public Utilities Commission and Hamilton Relay to provide telephone re-voicing services to persons with dysarthria and difficult to understand speech;. International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP Committee chair
Authored or co-authored over 40 articles, four books, and eight clinical materials including The Bridge of Vocabulary, START-IN, Funnel Toward Phonics, and one standardized test- The Montgomery Assessment of Vocabulary Acquisition (MAVA). Editor-in-Chief of Communication Disorders Quarterly Journal.
Scholarly Research Interest:
Effects of hearing loss on adults and children; child language and vocabulary development; response to intervention models for speech language pathologists in schools
Most recent publications:
Books
Montgomery, J.K. (2012). Quick Reference: Communication Sciences and Disorders. Chippewa Falls, WI: Cognitive Press.
Moore, B. J. & Montgomery, J.K. (2007). Making A Difference for America’s Children: Speech Language Pathology in Public Schools. 2nd Edition Eau Claire, WI: Thinking Publications.
Montgomery, J.K. (2007). The Bridge of Vocabulary. Boston, MA: Pearson/AGS.
Montgomery, J.K. & Kahn, N. (2007). Ten Steps to Building Better Essays. Greensboro, SC: Thinking Publications, a Division of Super Duper Publications.
Montgomery, J.K. & Moore-Brown, B. J. (2006). START IN: THE KIT A response to intervention program for struggling readers. Greenville, SC: SuperDuper Publications.
Montgomery, J.K. & Moreau, M.R. (2005). East meets west for the holidays and special events: Using children’s books as clinical intervention for language and reading disabilities. Vol 2. Springfield, MA: Mindwing Concepts.
Montgomery, J.K. & Kahn, N. (2005). What's Your Story? Evidence-based Narrative Strategies for Adolescents. Eau Claire, WI: Thinking Publications.
Moore-Brown, B, J. & Montgomery, J.K. (2005). Making a Difference in the Era of Accountability- NCLB & IDEA 2004. Eau Claire, WI: Thinking Publications.
Montgomery, J.K. (2004). Funnel Toward Phonics. Greenville, S.C.: Super Duper Publications.
Tests
Montgomery, J.K. (2008). Montgomery Assessment of Vocabulary Acquisition (MAVA). Standardized, Norm-referenced test of receptive and expressive vocabulary. Greenville, S.C: Super Duper Publications.
Articles
Montgomery, J.K., Dodd, J.L., Giess, S, Barnes, K. (2010). A 21st Century communication sciences and disorders program. Perspectives on School-Based Issues 11, 66-70 June 2010.
Montgomery, J.K. (2009). What SLPs need to know about the research in reading. Division 16 ASHA Perspectives. Vol 16, 2, pp.
Sinha, A. K., Montgomery, J.K., Herer, G. R., McPherson, D.L. (2008). Hearing screening outcomes for persons with intellectual disability: A preliminary report of findings from the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games. International Journal of Audiology. 47, 7, 399-403.
Mire, S. & Montgomery, J.K. (2009). Screening for speech sound errors: Lessons from one school district. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 32:2, 155-166.
Montgomery, J.K. (2007). RTI- Is this what we have been waiting for? ASHA Perspectives in Language, Division One.
Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
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Montgomery, J.K. (2018). Bridge of Vocabulary-2. Bloomington, MN; Pearson Publishing.
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Montgomery, J,K, (2018), Reaching Success: Expository Text for Secondary Students. Streaming Video & Workbook. Gaithersburg, MD:American Speech Language Hearing Association.
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Montgomery, J.K. (2018). Adolescent Language Intervention: What works? 20 Question Project. Advanced Instructional Level. Speech Pathology.com
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Moore, B.J. & Montgomery, J.K. (2017). Speech Language Pathologists in Public Schools, 3rd edition. Austin, TX: ProEd
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Montgomery, J.K. (January 26, 2017). Bridge of Vocabulary: Top Seven Strategies. Video CEU Course: Speech Pathology.com. Minneapolis, MN: Pearson Clinical Assessment Publications.
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Montgomery, J.K. (2017). Working with adolescents. www.asha.org/eweb/olsdynamicspage.aspx?title=working+with+adolescents&webcode=olsdetails. Gaithersburg, MD: American Speech Language Hearing Association
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Gilkerson, J., Richards, J.A., Warren, S. F., Montgomery, J.K., Greenwood, C.R., Oller, D.K., Hansen, J. L., Paul, T. D. (2017). Mapping the early language environment using all-day recordings and automated analysis. Am J Speech Language Pathol, 26(2): 248-265
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Montgomery, J.K. (2017). Focus on CSHA’s Past Presidents: Interview with Dr. Judith Montgomery. CSHA Magazine, 46, 4, 9-11.
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Montgomery, J.K. Herer, G.R., Gallant, L, Kearney, B, Rothbart, A., Aanaya, J., Wu, S., (2016). Hearing Loss in Usher Syndrome, California Speech Language Hearing Association Annual State Conference, Anaheim, CA.
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Montgomery, J.K. Problem Solving and Information Exchange for CSD Chairs (2016). Council of Academic Programs Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) Annual Conference, April 1, 2016, p.31 Conference Proceeding.
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Munro, N. , Starling, J. Montgomery, J., Borg, S. (2016). Are we underestimating Australian children's vocabulary abilities based on current standardized testing? SPELD NSW, University of Sydney, Sydney, AU.
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Gilkerson, J. Richards, J.A., Greenwood, C.R., Montgomery, J.K. (2016). Language assessment in a snap: Monitoring progress up to 36 months. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 33(2): 99-115.
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Gilkerson, J. , Richards, J. A. , Greenwood, C. R., Montgomery, J.K. (2016). Language assessment in a snap: Monitoring progress up to 36 months. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 10, 1-17
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Montgomery, J.K. (2015). Classroom Discourse: Seeding Success. Webinar: Invited by American Speech Language Hearing Association, Rockville, MD. Aired 4 times in 2015.
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Montgomery, J.K. (2015). From the field: Speech therapy outcome measures- interview with Dr. Pam Enderby. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 36-4, 252-255.
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Montgomery, J.K. Editor-in-Chief, Communication Disorders Quarterly (CDQ), Hammill Institute on Disabilities, SAGE Publications, Los Angeles,CA
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Montgomery, J.K. & Moore, B. J., (2014). Mixing it Up: Designing and delivering creative and effective services. Invited session. American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
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Montgomery, J.K., Pickl, G, Smith, M., McCain,, P., Ray, J. (2013). Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC( Across the Age Span. Proceedings of the 29th Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) in Torino,Italy.
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Montgomery, J.K. (2013). Teaching Words to Adolescents with Language Disabilities. Perspectives in Language Learning and Education, 20, 2, 67-74.
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Montgomery, J.K. (2011). QuickStudy: Communication Sciences and Disorders. Chippewa Falls, WI: Cognitive Press.
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Montgomery, J.K., Dodd, J.L., Giess, S, Barnes, K. (2010). A 21st Century Communication Sciences and Disorders Program. Perspectives on School-Based Issues 11, 66-70 June 2010.
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Mire, S. & Montgomery, J.K. (2009). Screening for speech sound errors: Lessons from one school district. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 32:2, 155-166.
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Hild U, Hey C., Baumann U., Montgomery J.K., Euler H. A. & Neumann K. (2008). High Prevalence of Hearing Disorders at the Special Olympics Indicate Need to Screen Persons with Intellectual Disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability, 52, 6, 520-528.
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Sinha, A. K. Montgomery, J.K., Herer, G. R., McPherson, D.L. (2008). Hearing screening outcomes for persons with intellectual disability: A preliminary report of findings from the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games. International Journal of Audiology. 47, 7, 399-403.