Dr L B T C Lokubalasuriya
B.Sc. (Hons) (kel’ya), PhD (C’bo)
Senior Lecturer (Grade II)
Department of Disability Studies
Department of Disability Studies
Specialization
Speech & Language Therapy (Specific Learning Disorders)
Research Interests
- Specific Learning disorder and Dyslexia
- Child Language Disorders
- Inclusive Education
- Language & Literacy
- Articulation and Phonology
Awards and Fellowships
Academic honors
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Professor Sheila Wirz Gold Medal awarded for the best Speech & Language Therapy student (2007/ 2008), Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
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Best Presenter, Research forum, Staff Development Programme for Probationary Lecturers (13th Cycle, 2014), University of Kelaniya
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Best student paper award – 8th Annual Conference on Language, Literature and linguistics, Singapore, 2019
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Merit award- Young Innovators Award in Health Sciences ;2021- University of Sri Jayawardhanapura, Sri Lanka
Publications
Published in peer reviewed journals
- Lokubalasuriya, T. & Rahnayake, S.P. (2014), Developing a word list to assess articulation skills in Sinhala speaking children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate, age range 2.5 to 3.0 years, Journal of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Vol. 03, pp 26-41.
In- conference proceedings (Full papers)
- Lokubalasuriya,T., Sumanasena, S., Gibson, M., Hagstrom, F. (2019) Early Language Characteristics of Dyslexia in Sri Lankan Sinhala Speaking Children, Proceedings, 8th Annual Conference on Language, Literature and linguistics, pp.185-191, DOI: 10.5176/2251-3566_L319.453, ISSN 2251-3566
In- conference proceedings (Abstracts)
- Nonis, P.D.M., Ranaweera, M., Saleem, S., Udugama, K.L.L.G., Lokubalasuriya, T. and Hettiarachchi, S.,Developing and validating a Sinhala phonology assessment for children aged between 3 to 6 years: trends observed and lessons learnt(2014) In: Voice for All – Speech and Language Therapy, Audiology and Disability Conference Book of Abstracts, Department of Disability Studies,Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, p. 10
- Bandara, M.M.M.K., Lokubalasuriya, T., Udangamuwa, S. and Sell, D., Developing A Word List to Assess Articulation Skills in Sinhala Speaking Children with Cleft Lip and Palate: Age Range between 3 Years to 3 ½ Years(2014) In: Voice for All – Speech and Language Therapy, Audiology and Disability Conference Book of Abstracts, Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine,University of Kelaniya, p. 02.
- Lokubalasuriya,T., Sumanasena, S, Hagstrom, F. (2019) Developing a screening tool for early identification of red flag signs of dyslexia in children aged 4 to 6 years using Sinhala as first language: Pilot Phase, Annual Research Sessions, Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Colombo
- Lokubalasuriya, L.B.T.C., Udangamuwa, E.M.I.S., Bandara, M.M.M.K., Rathnayake, S., Sell, D.A,Develop a word list to assess articulation skills in Sinhala speaking children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate, age range 2.0 to 3.5 years, Young Researches' Symposiyum-2012. Faculty of Medicine,University of Kelaniya, 7th December, 2012
- Lokubalasuriya, L.B.T.C., ., Rathnayake, S., Developing a word list to assess articulation errors Sinhala speaking children with Cleft Lip and Palate age 2.5 to 3.0 years, 14th Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 28th& 29th November 2013, Sri Lanka
- Hettiarachchi. S, Ranaweera, M. ,Rassool, R. , Rajapaksha, R.M.W. ,Saleem,S.,Nonis,D., Lokubalasuriya, L.B.T.C.,Wahid, A., WanniarachchiM. "A Comparative Study of the Phonemic and Phonological Skills of Sinhala-speaking and Sri Lankan Tamil-speaking 3 to 5 year old Children with Typical and Atypical Speech Patterns". 7th Research Conference, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, 27th to 29th March 2014
- Lokubalasuriya, L.B.T.C., Udangamuwa, E.M.I.S., Bandara, M.M.M.K., Sell, D.A,Assessing Articulation Skills in Sinhala-Speaking Children With Cleft Lip &/or Palate, ASHA Annual Convention 2014 on 20th -22nd November 2014( Oral Presentation)
- Hettiarachchi. S, Ranaweera, M. ,Saleem, S. , Nonis ,D., Lokubalasuriya,L.B.T.C.,Validating an Assessment for Sinhala Phonological Development in Children Age 3 to 5 Years, ASHA Annual Convention 2014 on 20th -22nd November 2014
- Hettiarachchi. S, Das. A. ,Saleem, S. , Nonis,D., Lokubalasuriya, L.B.T.C. ,Include? Perceived Training Needs Among Mainstream Teachers in Sri Lanka, ASHA Annual Convention 2014 on 20th -22nd November 2014
- Hettiarachchi, S., Lokubalasuriya, L.B.T.C., Saleem, Nonis, D., Dharmarathna, I. Udugama, L., Developing & Validating a Rapid Syntactic Screening Procedure in Sinhala for Children in Sri Lanka, ASHA Annual Convention 2015, November 12-14
- Hettiarachchi, S., Lokubalasuriya, L.B.T.C., Saleem, S., Nonis, D., Dharmarathna, I. Udugama, L., , Kitnasamy, G., Bandara, M., Validating the Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life for Children (CPQOL-Child) Questionnaire for use in Sri Lanka, ASHA Annual Convention 2015, November 12-14
- Hettiarachchi, S., Lokubalasuriya, L.B.T.C., Saleem, S., Nonis, D., Dharmarathna, I. Udugama, L, ranaweera, M., Williams, C., Gunathilaka, G., Priyangika, I., Perera, N., Hamza, S. 'Wabbits' or 'Labbits': Universal vs. Language-Specific Phonological Processes in Sri Lankan English-Speaking Children, ASHA Annual Convention 2016, November 17- 19
- Lokubalasuriya,L.B.T.C., Sumanasena, S., Kumarendran.B., Perera,M., Iranthika, H. Introducing a Multy Sensory Sinhala Alphabet for Children with reading difficulties, The first phase of a randomize control Study, 2nd International Developmental Pediatrics Association Congress, December 7-10 2017, Mumbai, India (Selected for oral presentation)
- Charundya,N., Lokubalasuriya,L.B.T.C., Developing a screening tool to identify reading difficulties of children age between 6-7 : Pilot study, Annual Asha Convention, Boston, USA, November 2018.
- Adikari, N., Lokubalasuriya, L.B.T.C., Teacher identified features of language and literacy skills of children with Dyslexia age between 6 – 8 years in Sri Lanka, 31st World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Taipei, Taiwan, August 2019 (Selected)
- Lokubalasuriya,L.B.T.C., Sumanasena, S., Gibson, M., Hagstrom, F. (2021) Psycho- Social Impact of the Children with the diagnosis of Dyslexia in Sri Lanka, 5th Biennial Conference of the Sri Lanka Association of Child development, January, 2021, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Hettiarchchi, H,Lokubalasuriya L.B.T.C.,Sivasubramanium. G. (2014). Overview of Speech and Language Difficulties in Preschool Children and Tips for Classroom Management, Inclusive Preschool Education for Children with Disabilities (pp 75-76). Plan Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.
Ongoing research
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Development and Using of Multisensory Sinhala alphabet tool for children with dyslexia
Research Grants
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Research grant to present research papers at the Annual Convention of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association in Florida, USA by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya (2014)
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Research grant to present a research paper at 8th International conference on Language, Literature and Linguistics in Singapore by the research council of University of Kelaniya. (2019)
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Internal research grant of the Research council of University of Kelaniya for the research titled “Developing a screening tool for early identification of red flag signs of dyslexia in children aged 4 to 6 years using Sinhala as a first language” (Red flags for EArly Detection of Dyslexia in Sinhala: READDS) (RP/03/04/28/01/2019)
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Internal research grant from the Staff Development fund of the University of Kelaniya to pay the course fee of the Doctoral degree programme of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Professional Contributions
Positions held and holding in academic and scientific bodies :
- Member- International Dyslexia Association- Since August, 2021 to present
- Member- Sri Lanka Association of Speech and Language Therapists
- Director- Coordinating Center for the Students with Disabilities
Medical Faculty Responsibilities
- Member- Faculty welfare committee
Service Functions
- Teaching B.Sc. in speech and language therapy undergraduate students
- Clinical supervision for B.Sc. in speech and language therapy undergraduate students
- Module coordinator for SLT modules
- Clinical coordinator for final year SLT students
- Research Supervisor for SLT students for their undergraduate research projects
- Main clinician at the Learning center of the Ayati National Center for the children with Disabilities
Contact Details
Department
Disability Studies
Disability Studies
Tel
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