Today is a very special day- #KeyWordSign Awareness Day! But wait, today is also World Mental Health Day, where we raise awareness about mental health issues. October 10. One day, two important issues. #Scopeaust

Lovely exploration of siblings' experiences with key word sign from early career speech pathologist Olivia Skala KWS Australia #KWSA1010

‘Pause and wait’ one of the primary strategies when telling a story using Key Word Sign says Stephanie Weir Stephanie Weir #kwsa1010 #keywordsignawarenessday

15 minutes is so quick. Thanks to all those that participated in thinking about natural gesture #KWSA1010 Thanks to #Teena for taking the notes. They will be shared with the recording. Challenge yourself to think of natural gesture across a range of all pragmatic functions

How do u choose a song? for #KWSA1010 #AgeAppropriate #SpeedOfSong #Meaning - Be kind, Friend in me #Motivating #ClassTopic #InTheMedia Other songs with lots of signs or high motivation - may do chorus or chorus and 1 verse Kids choose which ones #Teena #Ruth #Tracey

Good books to use with KWS - make sure there’s a lot of repetitive words! We’re going on a bear hunt The very hungry caterpillar The very cranky bear series Where is the Green Sheep? Where’s Spot? Edward the Emu Pig the Pug #EmilyFernandez #KarenBloomberg #kwsa1010

Congratulations UC Speech Pathology graduate Anita Wen - great presentation today at the Key Word Sign seminar #KWSA1010 telling about speech pathologists' experience and knowledge of KWS Helen Southwood @KneeMotion

I am really impressed at just how much research there is in Australia about KWS. Papers from students, with lots of small studies but really mapping a path for research in KWS #kwsa1010 Libby Brownlie Dr Rebecca Sutherland

I've started a list of my favourite kids books with videos (for people who may not own the book) docs.google.com/document/d/1W7… In my session at #KWSA1010, some groups started noting the vocabulary for KWS during book reading.

What a fantastic day we had at our Key Word Sign Awareness Day Seminar. Over 20 people presenting delivering sessions across three streams with over 600 registrations 🎉🥳 #KWSA1010 #KWSA #keywordsignaus #keywordsignaustralia #keywordsignaawarenessday #aac #AACawarenessmonth

Vanessa Poon is a speech pathologist who works with children with a disability. “Having the COVID-19 vaccine protects me and my family... and the families who I work with. It lowers the risk of getting seriously ill... and of getting [COVID-19]”. (1/2)

🎅🏼 Just in time for Christmas! 🎄 “Key Word Sign” your way to the big day with this Christmas bundle which comprises of song lyrics, line drawing sign guide and a QR code directly linking you to the song being performed in Key Word Sign. shop.scopeaust.org.au/shop/key-word-…

Video from last year’s #InternationalWomensDay

Time to celebrate #LifeMembership #KeyWordSignVictoria #Ella 25 years on the committee Instrumental in developing 4 books and a video Treasurer, Secretary, Resource Manager, Newsletter #care #compassion #inclusion KWS Australia Story on our Facebook page.

In recognition of NAIDOC Scope have created a Key Word Sign communication board to honor this year’s theme: Get up! Stand up! Show up! NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. #NAIDOC2022