Faculty

Betty H. Bunce

Clinical Professor,
Schiefelbusch Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
Director, Language Acquisition Preschool
Lawrence Campus

Phone: (785) 864-4690
Fax: (785) 864-5094

bbunce@ku.edu

B.S., 1966, University of Colorado
M.A., 1971, Temple University
Ph.D., 1986, University of Kansas

Interests

Child language including normal and delayed acquisition; language intervention therapy and research; preschool education; English as a second language and multicultural issues; school-age reading and language programming and the relationship between oral language abilities and literacy skills; referential communication.

Selected Publications

Bunce, B. H. (2008). Early literacy in action: The language focused curriculum for preschool. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.

Bunce, B. H. (2003). Children with culturally diverse backgrounds. In L. McCormick, D. Frome-Loeb, & R. Schiefelbusch (Eds.). Early language intervention: Supporting children in inclusive settings (2nd edition). (367-407). Needham Hts, MA: Allyn-Bacon

Watkins, R. V., & Bunce, B. H. (1996). Natural literacy: Theory and practice for preschool intervention programs. Topics in Early Childhood-Special Education, 16:2, 191- 212.

Bunce, B. H., Watkins, R. V., Eyer, J., Torres, S., Ray, T. & Ellsworth, J. (1995). Language-focused curriculum in other settings. In M. Rice and K. Wilcox (Eds.), Building a language-focused curriculum for the preschool classroom: Vol I: A foundation for lifelong communication. (199-220). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.