Catherine Easton Renfrew

Catherine E. Renfrew
MBE, FRCSLT
Catherine E. Renfrew MBE, FRCSLT
Born	1901
Died	2002
Occupation	Speech therapist;
Academic work
Institutions	United Oxford Hospitals;

Catherine Easton Renfrew, MBE, FRCSLT (died 2002) was a British speech therapist.

Career

Renfrew was Chief Speech Therapist for United Oxford Hospitals.^[1]

During her career Renfrew pioneered three forms of expressive language assessments: The Renfrew Action Picture Test (RAPT), in which a child describes a picture with a single sentence, assesses the length and complexity of spoken sentence structure in 3–8 year olds; the Renfrew Bus Story involves story re-telling to assess oral and narrative skills in 3–8 year olds; and Renfrew word finding assesses word finding abilities through the naming of pictures and the recording of errors in 3–9 year olds.^[2]

Awards

Renfrew was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists in 1950. She was awarded the Honours of the RCSLT in 1982. Following her death, the RCSLT instituted a biennial award in her memory.^[3] The Catherine Renfrew Memorial Award encourages international collaboration and attendance at non-UK conferences and events through an award of £500.^[4]

She was awarded a MBE in the 1974 Birthday Honours.^[5]

Selected publications

Renfrew, C. E. and Mitchell, P. 2015 (4th edition). Bus story test : a test of narrative speech. UK, Speechmark Publishing.
Renfrew, C. E. 1997. Renfrew language scales / Action picture test. Bicester, Oxon, Speechmark.
Renfrew, C. E. 1976. "Screening for Language Disorders in Preschool Children", Developmental Medicine and Chid Neurology 18(1). 97–98. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1976.tb03612.x
Renfrew, C. E. 1972. "Prediction of Persisting Speech Defect", International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 8(1). 37–41. doi:10.3109/13682827309011583
Renfrew, C. E. 1972. Speech disorders in children. Oxford, Pergamon Press.
Renfrew, C. 1968. The child who does not talk : report of an International Study Group, St. Mary's College, Durham, 1963 on The Development and the Disorders of Hearing, Language and Speech in Children. London, Spastics International Medical Publications.
Renfrew, C. E. 1966. "Persistence of the Open Syllable in Defective Articulation", Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders 31. 370–373 doi:10.1044/jshd.3104.370
Calnan, J. and Renfrew, C. E. 1960–1961. "Blowing tests and speech", British Journal of Plastic Surgery 13. 340–346. doi:10.1016/S0007-1226(60)80064-1

References

^ Calnan, J.; Renfrew, C. E. (1960–1961). "Blowing tests and speech". British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 13: 340–346. doi:10.1016/S0007-1226(60)80064-1.
^ "Expressive language assessments". Talking Point. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ "RCSLT Honours Roll Call". Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ "Catherine Renfrew Memorial Award". Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 15th June 1974". The Gazette: Official Public Record. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[1] Calnan, J.; Renfrew, C. E. (1960–1961). "Blowing tests and speech". British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 13: 340–346. doi:10.1016/S0007-1226(60)80064-1.

[2] "Expressive language assessments". Talking Point. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[3] "RCSLT Honours Roll Call". Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[4] "Catherine Renfrew Memorial Award". Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[5] "Supplement to the London Gazette, 15th June 1974". The Gazette: Official Public Record. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

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