Now published in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Speech production abilities of 4- to 5-year-old children with and without a history of late talking: The tricky tyrannosaurus (...50 free copies, so get in quick) tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Communicating with patients who lipread whilst wearing a mask.. I hope you find this useful! 🙂😷🚑 #Communication #Inclusion #PatientCare #Paramedic Google #LiveTranscribeApp #COVID19 #TeamSECAmb

Today's reminder: Wash your hands.

In this, our third infographic on functional communication, our #SLP Vivien Wong, outlines 10 practical ideas parents of children aged 0-5 years can use to increase their child's participation and communication skills. #functionalcommunication #slpeeps #SLT #SLP2B #EarlyYears

Word of the day is 'throttlebottom': a bumbling, inept individual in public office. (Named after Alexander Throttlebottom, a character in the 20th-century musical comedy 'Of Thee I Sing').

Another milestone! Reading Teachers and Parents – You can download my FREE phonics books at ParkerPhonics.com. There’s a Science of Reading blog there as well. *** Reforming reading instruction, worldwide, a book at a time ***

ICYMI: Many kids with communication needs are not receiving the support they need, with a national shortage of speech pathologists causing long wait lists and many children – including those with NDIS funding – to miss out @SV_SLP Dr Kate Crowe @GregHuntMP news.csu.edu.au/opinion/austra…

Word of the day is ‘spuddle’ (17th century): to work ineffectively; to be extremely busy whilst achieving absolutely nothing.

This study is the result of economic modelling commissioned by Speech Pathology Australia. We’re often told that justice services can’t afford to provide speech pathology, but it’s a false economy. Investing in identifying and treating communication needs SAVES money. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

Word of the day is 'flapdoodler' (19th century): a speaker of nonsense; a deliverer of twaddle and flimflam.

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🚨🚨🚨 Kosciuszko National Park under threat… and it’s not just feral horses out of control. Helicopter skiing, development pressures, an amended plan of management smh.com.au/national/is-ko… #nswpol

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Today is DLD Awareness Day & we are happy to release our 2nd edition free DLD Guide for people w DLD & their families.We've updated & expanded it to summarise recent research & to focus more on inclusion & participation bit.ly/DLDGuide #ThinkLanguage #ThinkDLD #DevLangDis

Intervention for oral language comprehension skills in preschoolers with developmental language disorder dlvr.it/SHJZNW

Helpful information about the value of non-verbal communication while wearing a mark: "7 tips for making masks work in the classroom" theconversation.com/7-tips-for-mak… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

We're wanting to interview Australian teens with #DevLangDis to help us better understand their educational needs, as well as how we can remove the roadblocks to learning. Please help by retweeting, sharing with your networks and sending to families! Dr Marleen Westerveld Jessica Paynter

How do you treat speech sound disorders? We want to find out! An ethics-approved online survey is now open. Speech therapists/speech pathologists working anywhere in the world are able to participate. Click here for more information: surveyswesternsydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_da…

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.