Speech Pathology founder of Learn2Communicate and believer in the right of every child to be given the opportunity to develop effective communication skills.
Australia
Joined May 2010
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Here are a few of the language and literacy assessments I use alongside observation, dynamic assessment and student/teacher/parent input #WeSpeechies #SLP2B #SLPeeps also the link to MOTIF assessments motif.org.au/tests
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Love this @TES article by Bob Reitemeier, CEO of @ICan_Language who writes "Language is the fundamental life skill for children. It directly impacts on their ability to learn, to develop friendships and on their life chances." uws.link/2L4wqZO Retweet if you agree!
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Important article: The Reading Wars and Reading Recovery: What Educators, Families, and Taxpayers Should Know js.sagamorepub.com/ldmj/arti…
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Early childhood educators protest being paid as little as $20 an hour. ow.ly/4WQr304mCR3
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The 30 Million Word Gap #earlychildhood #languagedevelopment #tinyk xitter.cf/4earlysuccess/status/7…
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#theverdict Speech Pathologists needed in Aust schools to assist chn w speech, language & literacy difficulties
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Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Mothers in anguish over children left brain-damaged by drinking during pregnancy ab.co/1kkLmBB
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Good roll up for 'Feeding pastures for profit' day 1 #forbes #dairynsw #dairyaustralia @CentralWestLLS
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Specific Language Impairment is More Common Than Autism but Who Has Heard of It? huff.to/Mdaoe4 via @HuffPostUK #slpeeps -a voice!!
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A 13-year-old Toronto girl is challenging the notion that those with #DownSyndrome may have difficulty singing. fb.me/6oA1yqcwx
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Thnx @ALDIAustralia - raised $190k for us thru the sale of Xmas cards & CDs. It will help many children & families.
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Huge maize crop near #Gooloogong. What's it going to yield? Happy #dairycows @Dairy_Australia @CentralWestLLS
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If only they knew how speech pathologists could help! Survey finds teachers losing voice #SLPeeps @nzherald #teachers nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic…
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"Books- to share every day with their child to build their language and literacy." - Parts of a Parent Reader
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A child language expert talks about the literacy gap and the '6 Cs' of learning - Philadelphia Public School… j.mp/1Hha9jW
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Researchers at Uni of Sydney are scanning babies' brains in attempt to find the cause of stuttering goo.gl/qfcIvu #slpeeps
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Every child deserves both a healthy start in life and a good public school. That's one way to end poverty in our lifetime. And then a #jobs