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This review focuses on intervention studies that tested whether parent-child reading activities would enhance children's reading acquisition. The com- bined results for the 16 intervention studies, representing 1,340 families, were clear: Parent involvement has a positive effect on children's reading acquisition. Further analyses revealed that interventions in which parents tutored their children using specific literacy activities produced larger effects than those in which parents listened to their children read books. The three studies in which parents read to their children did not result in significant reading gains. When deciding which type of intervention to implement, educators will have to weigh a variety offactors such as the differences in effectiveness across the different types of intervention, the amount of resources needed to implement the interventions, and the reading level of the children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article reviews several of the major complications that occur after liver transplantation and describes radiologic modalities used to diagnose and evaluate them. To illustrate the discussion, case presentations of five patients who under-went liver transplantation at the Nazih Zuhdi Transplantation Institute at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City are given. Many of the major complications of liver transplantation can be characterized as vascular or biliary in origin. Hepatic artery thrombosis is the most dreaded complication in the immediate postoperative period because it often necessitates retransplantation. Hepatic artery stenosis can alter graft function as well. Less common arterial complications include pseudoaneurysm formation, hepatic artery rupture and arteriovenous fistula formation. Venous complications include inferior vena cava and portal vein thrombosis and stenosis. Gray-scale and color Doppler ultrasound play a primary role in detection of vascular complications. Angiography or venography may be used for definitive diagnosis. Biliary complications, such as biliary leakage or stricture, occur with some frequency after transplantation and are best evaluated with sonography, cholangiography, and nuclear medicine studies. A late complication of liver transplantation is posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder, which may be detected and evaluated by ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Graft rejection is better detected by nonradiologic means. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article looks at the activities of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2013. The ASHA Schools Conference will be held in Long Beach, California, while the 2013 ASHA Convention will be held in Chicago, Illinois. SIG 16 Coordinating Committee Member Lisa Keane is arranging two sessions for the convention. The article also suggests to pursue Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in order to deal with the association's budget cuts.

The article presents a message from the new Special Interest Group (SIG) 16 coordinator outlining the activities of American Speech-Languag Hearing Association (ASHA) in continuing education, advocacy and leadership as it works to increase member participation in ASHA. It notes that ASHA has added a new award for school-based providers the Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions in Preschool-Grade 12 Education Settings.