Should We Stop Using Lexical Diversity Measures in Children's Language Sample Analysis? This #AJSLP study, the largest & best controlled to date, reaffirms that type–token ratio should not be used in clinical decision making w/ children. on.asha.org/3XfmJfI SIGPerspectives

One of my first jobs when I start work is to deliver an SLT career talk to Y10s (that's IF I pass the course as I've messed up at the last hurdle 🥺) But if I do, I'm going to love doing it! Just our car boots are reason enough to train 🤩. Can also wear my SLT Beckett hoodie 😀

I'm seeing that Noam Chomsky's been hospitalised with a stroke. I wish him a speedy recovery.

This thread by parent Claire Hoyle needs to be read by the widest possible audience. It highlights misconceptions of Speech and Language Therapy powerfully

Does anyone know of any online games I can play with my speech kiddos when I work with them on Teams?

Signs I know my brain has changed... I told my husband I was looking for a /l/ shaped sofa for the back garden instead of 'el'. The look I got 😂

Speech and language therapists, please take 12 minutes to complete our survey by June 30. We know MND puts significant demands your expertise and your emotional wellbeing. The more we know, the better the MND Professionals’ Community of Practice can consider your needs 👇

I start my SLTA job full-time on Monday having been on the Bank with Humber Trust. To start, I'm holding more clinics and intervention sessions whilst waiting for HCPC reg. Then in autumn when I'm a Band 5, I'll be doing some days in a special school 🙂. How has 3 years gone?!

I've received a First Class BSc in SLT In 2021, I got a 2:1 BA in French and English Lang I grew up in poverty, cast aside at school I've worked for 10yrs changing that at the OU, local college & LBU Change the environment, not the plant. With support, anyone can flourish 🤩

Second week of working full time and this happens 😥 It's come out of nowhere too. I felt fine yesterday then suddenly started burning up and getting a blocked nose in the night.

Really enjoyed graduation today. It's surreal now I've finished. Thanks to all my clients, educators and lecturers, it's been a privilege. And thanks to my nephew Arthur, whose taught me more than he'll ever know in my degree 💙

First & second degree. The OU scaffolded me to believing I could be an SLT 🤩 SLT was tough. At work today, I was spoken to about NQP Transition Shock. I think I had that when I started at brick uni having left my job & never quite recovered 😅 Still did it. Thank you OU & LBU

Had a great day yesterday at my Trust's AHP Preceptorship Teaching Day. Learnt about becoming a Research Champion, applying trauma informed care and aligning my practice to the AHP Strategy. Also had a dysphagia refresher & met some lovely fellow AHPs & colleagues 😀

Somebody please tell me that when they started their jobs full-time, they made niggly errors because exec function's in overload and you're learning? Always happens when I start jobs. New systems, processes, ⬆️ demand. Not great for the perfectionist and worrier in me 😅

Does anyone know of any good and free artic apps for children that are free? Thank you 😊

Well done #TeamOpen 👏

I left school with 3s and 2s in today's marks. I had bigger worries than #gcses2024 in childhood & school wrote me off. 20 years later, I have 2 degrees and my dream career 🤩 If you didn't get the marks you wanted, don't worry, there's plenty time & other routes x

2 pupils at my nephew's special school have dedicated their summer holiday training as Experts of Expedience for the Oliver McGowan campaign. Very proud of them 👏 #Oliverscampaign

In my fronting/backing minimal pairs pack, I have the /tr/ and /kr/ cluster 'train' and 'crane'. But isn't the /t/ in this case realised as an affricate? Therefore I won't be targeting the alveolar/t/? Same with /dr/ v /gr/? I've never used them, I'm just curious!