Special Issue by Heidi Selenius
Education Sciences , 2024
Reading and writing abilities have democratic value, and it is crucial that all students acquire ... more Reading and writing abilities have democratic value, and it is crucial that all students acquire functional reading and writing abilities before leaving school. Teaching students to read and write is essential for their academic success, communication, further education, work, and participation in society. However, some students struggle with reading and writing and may require additional support and interventions. These difficulties are experienced by both first-and second-language learners, as well as students with disabilities and other special needs.
Papers by Heidi Selenius
Speech-to-text intervention to support text production among students with writing difficulties: a single-case study in nordic countries
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology, May 22, 2024
Studies report that speech-to-text applications (STT) may support students with writing difficult... more Studies report that speech-to-text applications (STT) may support students with writing difficulties in text production. However, existing research is sparse, shows mixed results, and lacks information on STT interventions and their applicability in schools. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether a systematic and intensive assistive technology intervention focusing on STT can improve text production. A modified multiple-baseline across-subject design was used involving eight middle school students, four Norwegian and four Swedish. Their STT-produced narrative texts were collected during and after the intervention and the productivity, accuracy, and text quality were analysed. Keyboarding was the baseline control condition. The results demonstrated that seven of the eight students increased text productivity and that the proportion of word-level accuracy was maintained or improved. The use of punctuation progressed in participants with poor baseline skills. Most students' STT-produced texts had at least a similar ratio of meaningfulness and text quality as keyboarding. However, the magnitude of the changes and development patterns varied, with three students showing the most notable impacts. In conclusion, this study's intervention seemed beneficial in initially instructing STT, and the progress monitoring guided individually adapted future interventions such as balancing productivity and formal language aspects. Removing the spelling barrier with STT provided an opportunity for students to improve their higher-order skills, such as vocabulary diversity and overall text quality. Furthermore, visible progress, such as the ability to produce longer texts, might motivate continued STT usage. However, such development may not always be immediate. h IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION • Speech-to-text (STT) may be an effective tool for developing text production in students with severe reading and writing difficulties. For example, enhanced text length can provide teachers with more material for feedback, guiding students towards improved text production. • Text-to-speech may further enhance the usefulness of STT in text production by facilitating the revision process through listening to produced sentences and texts. • By continuously monitoring students' STT usage and text production, teachers can tailor the content for further interventions to address individual needs such as sentence construction and text planning. • Early STT intervention seems beneficial, allowing more time to practise advanced skills in text production when bypassing spelling.
Nordic Journal of Literacy Research
This protocol article describes the background, theoretical framework, and methods for two interv... more This protocol article describes the background, theoretical framework, and methods for two intervention studies using assistive technology to produce text. The participants will be 15 10–12-year-old students with dyslexia from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The first study aims to examine how an intervention focusing on using speech-to-text technology influences texts written by students with dyslexia, and the second study aims to investigate the writing process when students with dyslexia use speech-to-text technology. Study 1 uses a multiple baseline design, whereas Study 2 uses verbal protocols.
The prevalence of severe intimate partner violence in Sweden
One size does not fit all : How typologies of intimate partner violent men can inform and facilitate police risk assessment and management of such violence
One size does not fit all : How typologies of intimate partner violent men can inform and facilit... more One size does not fit all : How typologies of intimate partner violent men can inform and facilitate police risk assessment and management of such violence
Level of anger in Swedish samples of violent male prisoners and nonviolent male university students
Level of anger in Swedish samples of violent male prisoners and nonviolent male university students
Nordic journal of psychiatry, Jan 2, 2017
Self-injury and institutional violence are well-known characteristics of female forensic psychiat... more Self-injury and institutional violence are well-known characteristics of female forensic psychiatric patients, but research on patients' experiences of these behaviours is limited. The aim of the study was to investigate how female forensic psychiatric patients describe their self-injury and aggression. The authors performed qualitative in-depth interviews with 13 female forensic psychiatric inpatients. The interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. The analysis resulted in three themes describing the process of handling negative thoughts and emotions by using self-injury or aggression towards others and thereby experiencing satisfaction. Both self-injury and aggression were experienced as strategies for emotional regulation. The forensic psychiatric care was perceived as important for the women in developing less harmful strategies for coping with negative thoughts and emotions instead of injuring themselves or others. Self-injury and aggression are often risk-assessed s...
Dyslexia and risk of future violence in forensic psychiatric patients
The thesis consists of three studies. The main aim was to increase knowledge about dyslexia in fo... more The thesis consists of three studies. The main aim was to increase knowledge about dyslexia in forensic psychiatric patients and about how dyslexia is related to risk of future violence. In Study I ...
Children as Witnesses to Homicidal Violence: What They Remember and Report
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2013
The present study investigated how 96 children who have witnessed homicidal violence remember and... more The present study investigated how 96 children who have witnessed homicidal violence remember and report their experiences. The aims of the study were to describe the children's reporting pattern and to investigate background factors that could affect the children's reporting. Police interviews with the children were analysed regarding the amount and type of information reported, as well as frequency of
Reading interventions among patients at a forensic clinic: a one-year follow-up
Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice, 2022
Psychology, Crime & Law, 2013
For both legal and clinical purposes, it is of importance to study children's memories and report... more For both legal and clinical purposes, it is of importance to study children's memories and reports of stressful events. The present study investigated the reporting patterns of 83 children who had witnessed homicidal violence, which is considered to be a highly stressful experience. More specifically, we explored the possible effects of prior violence exposure and of repeated questioning on the amount of details reported. Results showed that the majority of children provided detailed reports about the homicidal violence they had witnessed, including details concerning what happened before, during, and after the violent act. The children provided detailed and vivid testimonies from their experiences, whether they witnessed the event for the first time or had prior experience of witnessing severe violence against the victim by the perpetrator. Children with no prior experience of repeated violence who underwent repeated interviews provided more details than those interviewed once. The present data indicate that children are competent witnesses when questioned in legal contexts after having been exposed to extremely stressful events. These findings have implications for research related to children's memories and reporting of traumatic experiences, as well as practical implications for future treatment and evaluation of children's testimonies.
Assessing risk for violence in female forensic psychiatric patients
Risk factors for violence in female forensic psychiatric patients : a comparative study between samples from the Netherlands and Sweden
Risk factors for violence in female forensic psychiatric patients : a comparative study between s... more Risk factors for violence in female forensic psychiatric patients : a comparative study between samples from the Netherlands and Sweden
Hur ökad kunskap om partnervåldsförövare kan förhindra våldsutsatthet
Foreliggande presentation amnar redogora for mitt avhandlingsprojekt. Detta baseras pa ett av Bro... more Foreliggande presentation amnar redogora for mitt avhandlingsprojekt. Detta baseras pa ett av Brottsoffermyndigheten finansierat projekt om anvandandet av strukturerade riskbedomningar inom polisen ...
Institutional violence and self harm (Symposium: Assessing risk for violence in female forensic psychiatric patients)
Stalking Assessment Screen (SAS) en metod att identifiera grad av oro och behov av åtgärder vid stalking
Stalking Assessment Screen (SAS) en metod att identifiera grad av oro och behov av atgarder vid s... more Stalking Assessment Screen (SAS) en metod att identifiera grad av oro och behov av atgarder vid stalking
Psychopathy and motive for violent offences : Offenders admitted to forensic pshyciatric care
There are two primary motives for violence; instrumental violence is goal-directed and committed ... more There are two primary motives for violence; instrumental violence is goal-directed and committed with a motive to obtain money, social status or territory, whereas reactive violence is impulsive, a ...
Reconvictions among forensic psychiatric patients being discharged or transferred from a high security psychiatric hospital
Reconvictions among forensic psychiatric patients being discharged or transferred from a high sec... more Reconvictions among forensic psychiatric patients being discharged or transferred from a high security psychiatric hospital
Childhood maltreatment, school-related problems and psychopathic traits among offenders admitted to forensic psychiatric care
Childhood maltreatment and school-related problems are both related to psychopathy among juvenile... more Childhood maltreatment and school-related problems are both related to psychopathy among juvenile delinquents and prisoners. Whether maltreatment and school-related problems are associated or not w ...
Institutional violence and self harm
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