Acknowledgements

This project is funded through the following initiatives:

Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (DP130102545)
A sound start: Innovative technology to promote speech and pre-literacy skills in at-risk preschoolers
Department of Education and Communities
First-phase support for preschool children with speech and phonological awareness difficulties in NSW DEC preschools

The research team acknowledges the support of:

Charles Sturt University Faculty of Arts and Education
Charles Sturt University Research Institute in Professional Practice Learning and Education (RIPPLE)
Pearson Clinical and Talent Assessment

The research team also thanks the following people for their assistance with data (entry and analysis) for this project: