Alves, Dina

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Name: Dina Caetano Alves

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Academic Degree: Bachelor's degree (on Linguistics and on Speech and Language Therapy and Pathology)

Professional Status: Ph.D. student (Grant SFRH/BD/47271/2008)

CLUL's Research Sector: Laboratory of Psycholinguistics

Research Areas: phonology, psycholinguistics, production, perception, phonological acquisition, phonological knowledge, speech and language pathologies, clinical and educational linguistics.

 

Academic Degrees:
  • Bachelor's degree (1998) on Linguistics - Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, New University of Lisbon (including an Erasmus at the Universities of Paris 8 and Sorbonne during the 3th year)
  • Bachelor's degree (2002) on Speech and Language Therapy and Pathology Alcoitão - High School of Health of Alcoitão
  • PhD student (from 2006) on Psycholinguistics - Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon

Activities (academic projects):

Scientific activities (academics/privates projects):

  • Technical analysis, linguistic consulting and expertise regarding the validation of a phonological awareness tool: Program to promote and develop phonological awareness – in clinical context (by Ana Catarina Rios, in press).
  • Technical analysis, linguistic consulting and expertise regarding the validation of a phonological awareness tool: Activities to develop phonological awareness – in educational and clinical contexts (by Karla Cysne and Teresa Chamusca, in press).
  • Studies in development by Relicário de Sons (RdS), in collaboration with its partner universities: "The impact of phonological features during the processing of minimal pairs” (in prep.).
  • Studies in development by Relicário de Sons (RdS), in collaboration with its partner universities: "Analysis of the linguistic profile of a portuguese private shool with 1000 students” (2008- > general oral linguistics competences of pre-schoolers and written texts of shoolers actually under analysis).
  • Technical analysis, linguistic consulting and expertise regarding the validation of a language assessment’s tool: TALC-E (TLAC-S – Test for Language Assessment of Children – School level) (by Dulce Tavares and Eileen Sua Kay).
  • Technical analysis, linguistic consulting and expertise regarding the validation of a language assessment’s tool: ALPE (LAPS – Language Assessment of Pre-Schoolers, 2006), financed by the Foundation Calouste Gulbenkian e promoted by the Department of Speech and Language Therapy and Pathology of the University of Aveiro, with the collaboration of the Institute of Electronic Engineering and Telematics of Aveiro.
  • Collaboration regarding the application of ALPE (LAPS) to 98 children, in Lisbon and Setúbal, Portugal (2006-2007).
  • Development of table to analyse phonetics and phonological productions arising from the application of CAPTA-PE – Consonant Articulatory Production Assessment for European Portugues (Version 1 concluded on 2001 – New versions actually in prep.: APAT-EP - Articulatory Production Assesment Test for European Portuguese (referred table will be included on this new versions).

Scientific activities (academic supervisions, focus group and others):

(Co-)supervision of dissertations

MA dissertations:

  • Carvalho, A. (2009- 2012). Program for stimulation of phonological awareness in school context.
  • Reis, T. (2008- ). Phonological Theory about features applied to therapy.
  • Lacão, M. (2007- ). Contribution to the construction of an assessment test of intrasyllabic awareness.
  • Vicente, F. (2007-2009). Phonological Awareness in primary education in Mozambique.
  • Afonso, C. (2005-2008). Prosodic complexity and word segmentation on children between 4 and 6 years old.

Bachelor dissertations:

  • Amado, I. (2011). Evaluation of phonological and phonetic production on children with and without articulatory and/or phonological disorders. Contribution to the validation of a test.
  • Sanganha, C. (2010). The impact of the features in auditory discrimination tasks on children with phonological disorder.
  • Pisco, E. (2010). Pseudoword repetition on children with and without phonological disorder.
  • Parreira, L. (2010). The influence of lexical knowledge in auditory discrimination tasks in children with phonological disorder.
  • Sousa, R. (2010). Perception of the stressed syllable in pre-schoolers and schoolers – contribution to the construction of a battery of phonological awareness assessment.
  • Medeiro, T. (2010). Impact of verbal classes in word ordering tasks in children with language disorder.
  • Isabel, C. (2009). Intrasyllabic awareness of coda intrassilábica in syllabic segmentation tasks of pseudopalavras in children at (pre)school levels – contribution to the construction of a battery of phonological awareness assessment.
  • Ribeiro, A. S. (2009). Intrasyllabic awareness of [r] and [l] on syllabic segmentation tasks of pseudowords with pre-school and school children.
  • Meireles, A. C. (2008). Intrasyllabic awareness of coda on syllabic segmentation tasks.
  • Barriguita, S. (2008). Intrassyllabic awareness of [r] and [l] on syllabic segmentation tasks of words with pre-school and school children.
  • Alexandre, A. C. (2006). Syllabic awareness and oral reading on children on 1st year.
     

Focus group, technical analysis, linguistic consulting and expertise of tools used on dissertations

MA dissertations:

  • Sónia de Jesus Subtil Cardoso (2008 - in press). Word awareness in children from 4 to 8 years old.
  • Patrícia Rosa (2008 - in press). Paths for writing development: the orthographic dimension. A study about concepts and strategies implemented by teachers of the 1st Cycle of Basic Education, Special Needs/Education Teachers and Speech/Language Therapists/Pathologists.

Bachelor dissertations:

  • Marina Simões e de Maria Teresa Pulido (2010). Learn to play with sounds - phonological awareness activities.
  • Dias, A. (2009). Contribution to the construction and validation of a language test for aphasics: assessment of comprehension of names and verbs.
  • Oliveira, I. (2009) Contribution to the construction and validation of a language test for aphasics: assessment of naming and responsive naming,
  • Teixeira, C. (2008) The importance of intonation for comprehension with pre-school children.
  • Mota, S. (2008). Contribution to the construction and validation of a language test for aphasics: verbal comprehension of discourse and semantics.
  • Figueiredo, A. (2008). Contribution to the construction and validation of a language test for aphasics: verbal comprehension lexical semantics.
  • Barbeiro, L. (2008). Contribution to the construction and validation of a language test for aphasics: auditory discrimination.
  • Pato, A. (2008). Contribution to the construction and validation of a language test for aphasics: nominal bending gender and number.
  • Gameiro, A. (2008). Contribution to the construction and validation of a language test for aphasics: naming.
  • Afonso, C. (2005). Table about the development of phonological awareness.

Communications and Posters:

  • Workshop on Linguistics, Language Development and Impairment (Institute for Interdisciplinary Investigation, Lisbon, Portugal, 24-25/01/2011), with presentation of the communication "Validity and reliability aspects associated to the phonological awareness of syllabic units".
  • Reading Colloquium: research and teaching (Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon, 18-19/10/20100), with presentation of the communication "Building instruments for clinical and pedagogic intervention on Phonological Awareness: presentation of the project and results" (co-authors: Ana Castro and Susana Correia)
  • Reading Colloquium: research and teaching (Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon, 18-19/10/20100), with presentation of the communication "Contributions to the linguistic variables control on Phonological Awareness assessment" (presented by Maria João Freitas; co-authors: Maria João Freitas, Isabel Hub Faria, Catarina Afonso, Adelina Castelo, Teresa Costa and Francisco Vicente)
  • Reading Colloquium: research and teaching (Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon, 18-19/10/2010), with co-presentation of posters:
  1. "Intrasyllabic awareness of segments [r] and [l]/[l ~] in children at preschool and school levels" (co-author: Soraia Barriguita);
  2. "Intrasyllabic awareness of Coda under syllabic segmentation tasks of pseudowords with children (pre)schoolers" (co-author: Catarina Isabel);
  3. "Awareness of stressed syllables at preschool and school level" (co-author with: Rita Sousa);
  4. “A program for stimulation of Phonological Awareness in school context "(presented by Artur Carvalho; co-author: Artur Carvalho);
  5. "Phonological Awareness in mozambican basic education" (presented by Francisco Vicente; co-authors: Francisco Vicente and Maria João Freitas);
  6. "Phonological complexity and syllabic segmentation of words" (by presented Catarina Afonso; co-authors: Catarina Afonso and Maria João Freitas).
  • ALA International Conference - Association for Language Awareness (25-28/07/2010, University of Kassel, Germany), with poster presentation of "Phonological features and phonemic awareness" (co-authors: Prof. Dr. Isabel Hub Faria and Prof. Dr. Maria João Freitas).
  • V National Congress of Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists (20/11/2009 to 21/11/2009), with presentation of the communication "Phonological Awareness – instruments for clinical and pedagogic intervention – presentation of the project and preliminary results." (co-authors: Ana Castro and Susana Correia).
  • V National Congress of Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists (20/11/2009 to 21/11/2009), with poster presentation of "syllabic complexity and word segmentation in children between 4 and 6 years." (presented by Catarina Afonso; co-authors: Catarina Afonso and Maria João Freitas).
  • XXV Meeting of Linguistic Portuguese Association (22-24/10/2009, Lisbon), with presentation of the communication "Phonological Awareness – data about phonemic, intrasyllabic and syllabic awareness." (presented by Ana Castro; co-authors: Ana Castro and Susana Correia).
  • 1st Meeting of Speech and Language Therapy and Education (30-31/01/2009, Alcochete), with presentation of the communication "The development of phonological awareness – the paradigm orality and writing".
  • IASCL Conferences - International Association for the Study of Child Language (28/07-01/08/2008, Edinburgh), with the poster presentation of "Segmental properties and phonemic awareness" (co-authors: Prof. Dr. Isabel Hub Faria and Prof. Dr. Maria João Freitas).
  • IASCL Conferences - International Association for the Study of Child Language (28/07-01/08/2008, Edinburgh), with the poster presentation of "Complexity in syllabic segmentation tasks" (with presentation of Catarina Afonso; co-authors: Catarina Afonso and Prof. Dr. Maria João Freitas).
  • III Forum of Linguistic Sharing (14 and 15/07/2008, FCSH-UNL), with the poster presentation of "Word extension and syllabic awareness" (presented by Catarina Afonso; co-author: Catarina Afonso).III Forum of Linguistic Sharing (14 and 15/07/2008, FCSH-UNL), with the poster presentation of "Word extension and syllabic awareness" (presented by Catarina Afonso; co-author: Catarina Afonso).
  • IV Meeting of Portuguese Language in the Early Years of Schooling (11/07/2008, ESE Lisbon), with presentation of the poster "Developing phonological awareness" (presented by Dina Alves; co-authors: Prof. Dr. Maria João Freitas and Teresa Costa).
  • IV Meeting of Portuguese Language in the Early Years of Schooling (11/07/2008, ESE Lisbon), wit presentation of the poster "Stress and syllabic awareness" (presented by Catarina Afonso; co-author: Catarina Afonso and Prof. Dr. Maria João Freitas).
  • BDA Conferences - British Dyslexia Association (27, 28 and 29/03/2008), with presentation of the communication on "Linguistic properties and phonemic awareness" (co-authored with Prof. Dr. Isabel Hub Faria and Prof. Dr. Maria João Freitas).
  • BDA Conferences - British Dyslexia Association (27, 28 and 29/03/2008), with poster presentation of "Prosodic complexity and word segmentation" (presented by Catarina Afonso; co-authors with Catarina Afonso and Prof. Dr. Maria João Freitas).
  • European Day of Speech and Language Therapy (06/03/2008, High School of Health - IP Setúbal) with presentation of the communication "The reflection of orality in writing".
  • PaPI-Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia (25, 26 and 27/06/2007), with presentation of the communication "Segmental Processing and Phonological Awareness" (co-authors: Prof. Dr. Isabel Hub Faria and Prof. Dr. Maria João Freitas).
  • Shows of Linguistics (26-27/06/2006), with presentation of the communication "Clinical Linguistics" (co-authors: Prof. Dr. Isabel Hub Faria).
  • IV National Congress of Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists (30/09/2005 to 01/10/2005), with presentation of the communication "Segmental Awareness – there is a hierarchy associated with its emergence and its development?".
  • Second Lisbon Meeting on Language Acquisition, with participation in the event and in the Organization (01, 02, 03 and 04/06/2004).
  • III Congress of Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists (14 and 15/11/2003), with presentation of the communication "APAT-EP – Articulatory Production Assessment Test for European Portuguese test – tool’s presenting" (co-authors: Prof. Dr. Isabel Hub Faria and Profª Dr. Isabel Falé).
  • II National Congress of Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists (16 and 17/11/2001).

Professional Activities:

  • Linguist, Speech and Language Therapist and Pathologist, Technical Manager at Relicário de Sons – Terapia da Fala e Produtos Especializados, with following functions:
  1. assessment/evaluation and intervention on communication, language, speech, fluency, voice and swallowing pathologies (Professional Card nº C-019437188);
  2. teacher, monitor and supervisor of clinical and academic aspects;
  3. researcher;
  4. technical and editorial manager: conception and development, translation and adaptation of tools serving assessment/evaluation and intervention on speech and language therapy and pathology (digital anda non-digital).
  • Teacher of “Reading/Writing Development and Pathology", "Clinical Linguistics" and "Clinical Phonetics and Phonology” - bachelor's degree on Speech and Language Therapist and Pathologist at ESSEM (HSHEM - High School of Health of Egas Moniz)
  • Certificated Teacher by the Scientific-Pedagogic Council for Continuous Courses (Ministery of Education), on Special Needs Education (B06)

Publications:

2010

  • Alves, D., Castro, A., & S. Correia, S. (2010). Phonological Awareness – data about phonemic, intrasyllabic and syllabic awareness. Actas do XXV National Meeting of Linguistic Portuguese Association. Lisbon: APL.
  • Alves, D., Faria, I. H., & M. J. Freitas (2010). The effect of the phonological properties of segments on segmental awareness tasks. In, Freitas, M. J, A. Gonçalves & I. Duarte (org.s) (2010). Linguistic awareness Assessment: phonological and syntactic aspects of Portuguese. Lisbon: Ed. Colibri.
  • Alves, D. & M. C. Lacão (2010). Questions about validity and fidelity associated to intrasyllabic awareness assessment. In, Freitas, M. J, A. Gonçalves & I. Duarte (org.s) (2010). Linguistic awareness Assessment: phonological and syntactic aspects of Portuguese. Lisbon: Ed. Colibri.

2009
  • Afonso, C.; Alves, D. & M. J. Freitas (2009). Prosodic complexity and word segmentation in children between 4 and 6 years old. Health Notebooks nº 2 (2). Lisbon: Catholic University Ed.

Some articles about speech and language for general public:

2007

  • Freitas, M. J.; Alves, D. & Costa, T. (2007). The knowledge of language: developing phonological awareness. (Regarding NPTP: National Program for the Teaching of Portuguese). Lisbon: Ministery of Education.

Seminars and Presentations (by invitation):

Seminars about Phonological Awareness, by invitation, under Master’s and PhD’s programs:

  • 2010. “Phonological Awareness”; Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon, invited by Professor Maria João Freitas.
  • 2009. “Phonological Awareness”; Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon, invited by Professor Isabel Hub Faria.
  • 2010, 2009, 2008. “Phonological Awareness”; High School of Health, IP Setúbal, invited by Professor Ana Castro.
  • 2007. “Phonological Awareness”; High School of Education, IP of Setúbal, Santarém and Guarda invited by Professor Maria João Freitas, Professor Inês Sim-Sim and others.

Courses, Workshops and others:

  • “Phonological Awareness X Reading/Writing” – 6th course edition, organized by Relicário de Sons (RdS), presented in different locations of Portugal to Speech and Language Therapist/Pathologist and others clinical and educational specialists/professionals (2009-2010).
  • Summer Workshops, organized by Relicário de Sons (RdS) about “Materials exploration for clinical intervention (i) semantics, on (ii) morphoology, on (iii) syntax, on (iv) auditory processing, phonological knowledge and awareness and on (v) reading/writing” (2010).
  • “Capacitation to use clinical tools (Pró-Fono)”, organized by Relicário de Sons (RdS) and by Pró-Fono/Profala (Out.2009 e Nov.2010).
  • “Knowledge of language: develop phonological awareness” – courses under PNEP (NPTP - National Program for the Teaching of Portuguese, Lisbon, Minister of Education) about Phonological Awareness, realized at High School of Education of Lisbon and (2006-2008).
  • "Disorders of language/speech and its implications" by invitation of The Professor’s Centre of Odemira (March 2006).
  • "Reading and reading disorders” by invitation of Telepsia-Educational Psychology Services (January 2006).
  • "Reading and Dyslexia" by invitation of The Professor’s Centre of Odemira (March 2005).

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