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Prof Nat Munro

@natmunro.bsky.social
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Dr Natalie (Nat) Munro is Professor of Speech Pathology at Southern Cross University. Nat is a certified practising speech-language pathologist & Fellow of SPA. Her research spans paediatric speech & language disorders. Nat is a Senior Fellow of the HEA.

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Speech & Language Link @speechandlanguage.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
As speech and language specialists, we know the impact DLD can have when left undiagnosed. A must-read from The Independent here: tinyurl.com/ym4rfjtn.
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What is DLD? The little-known disorder as common as autism and dyslexia
Developmental language disorder is considered an invisible condition
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Assessment and theoretical interpretation of spoken discourse and cognitive skills in two adolescents with acquired brain injury by @elizabethhill.bsky.social Anne Whitworth, @me-boyo.bsky.social & Mary Claessen #OpenAccess IJSLP #bskySPEECHIES doi.org/10.1080/1754...
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Assessment and theoretical interpretation of spoken discourse and cognitive skills in two adolescents with acquired brain injury
Although discourse assessment is recommended, few tools exist for adolescent acquired brain injury (ABI) and few theories describe the contribution of cognition to discourse impairment. This study ...
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Long-term impact of aerodigestive symptoms on adults with oesophageal cancer: A qualitative study Anna Gillman, Michelle Hayes, Irene Walsh, Margaret Walshe, John V. Reynolds & Julie Regan #OpenAccess Vol 27, Issue 4, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology doi.org/10.1080/1754...
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Long-term impact of aerodigestive symptoms on adults with oesophageal cancer: A qualitative study
The impact of long-term aerodigestive symptoms following oesophageal cancer surgery is still not well understood. This study aimed to qualitatively understand the long-term impact of aerodigestive ...
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Amplifying the voices of underrepresented speech-language pathologists: A scoping review using the transformative research paradigm by Mélanie Gréaux, Katie Chadd, Fatima Gheewala, Voon Pang, Napoleon Katsos & @drjennyg.bsky.social #OpenAccess Vol 27, Issue 4, IJSLP doi.org/10.1080/1754...
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Amplifying the voices of underrepresented speech-language pathologists: A scoping review using the transformative research paradigm
To investigate the characteristics of studies that included underrepresented speech-language pathologists (SLPs) as research participants.A scoping review was conducted using the principles of the ...
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Public awareness and knowledge about speech-language pathology and communication impairments in Aotearoa New Zealand Juhy Paily, Dean Sutherland & Tika Ormond Out now in Vol 27, Issue 4 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology #OpenAccess #BSkySPEECHIES doi.org/10.1080/1754...
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Public awareness and knowledge about speech-language pathology and communication impairments in Aotearoa New Zealand
This survey-based study explored public awareness of the speech-language pathology profession in Aotearoa New Zealand. The study also aimed to understand participants’ knowledge and experiences of ...
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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
This study focuses on two of the most common methods for measuring speech intelligibility in children in clinical practice and in research: orthographic transcription measures and parent-reported ratings as measured by the Intelligibility in Context Scale on.asha.org/4n2yIqR
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Characterizing the Relationship Between the Intelligibility in Context Scale and Transcription Intelligibility in Typically Developing English-Speaking Children Between Ages 2;6 and 9;11
Purpose: The goal of the present study was to quantify the relationship between Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS) scores and transcription i...
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💜 phonakins 🍉🌲 @phonakins.com · 23/08/2025
Also, @davidpocock.bsky.social is asking about difficulties in accessing home care packages aged care assessments. www.davidpocock.com.au/senator_poco...
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Senator Pocock's Home Care Survey
TRUST. INTEGRITY. LEADERSHIP.
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💜 phonakins 🍉🌲 @phonakins.com · 23/08/2025
Coming soon: "Parents told to abandon autistic kids at schools to get home assistance" In-home aged care package delays leave seniors feeling 'abandoned' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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Wife told to abandon husband at hospital to get home care assessment
It took more than a year for Kathleen Whelan's husband Alan to get an assessment for in-home aged care. Ten months later, he has seen no assistance.
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
🔐💰In @ashajournals.bsky.social @nichola-slp.bsky.social @natmunro.bsky.social @juliastarling.bsky.social lyn tieu Melanie Keep 2025 pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES To support adolescents, meaningfully there's an urgent need for more participation-focused measures. #context matters ICF
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Assessment of the Social Interaction Abilities of Adolescents With Communication Disability: A Scoping Review
Purpose: We sought to identify the constructs and measures used to evaluate the social interaction abilities of young people (12–17 years) with c...
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Natalie F Douglas @natfdouglas.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Thanks so much for sharing - please message me for a copy! Happy to share!
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Nichola Shelton @nichola-slp.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
So pleased to see this published in LSHSS! Huge thanks to @natmunro.bsky.social, Mel Keep, @juliastarling.bsky.social, and Lyn Tieu. on.asha.org/4fCwdJj #SLPeeps #DevLangDis
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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Dr. Teresa Girolamo Selected as Incoming Editor-in-Chief of #Perspectives. Dr. Girolamo will begin her term on Jan. 1, succeeding Dr. Monique T. Mills. We welcome Dr. Girolamo, & we thank Dr. Mills for her service! on.asha.org/4m4HsfO @sigperspectives.bsky.social @sdsuresearch.bsky.social
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Teresa Girolamo Selected as Incoming Editor-in-Chief of Perspectives - ASHA Journals Academy
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups (Perspectives) is pleased to announce the selection of Teresa Girolamo, PhD, as incoming editor-in-chief of the journal. Dr. Girolamo will begin her te...
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Michelle St Clair @michellestclair.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
📣 new paper alert! I am SO PLEASED to finally announce this paper's publication. We looked at how adolescents with and without #DevLangDis learn whether a computer likes or dislikes them or someone else. Both groups learned very well when the computer liked them. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Daniela O’Neill @danielaoneill.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
#openaccess Examining Early Vocabulary Growth Trajectories in Late Talkers in a Low‐Income Longitudinal Sample #languagedevelopment #infancy #earlyyears #bskyspeechies #SLP #earlyintervention #devpsych pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Examining Early Vocabulary Growth Trajectories in Late Talkers in a Low‐Income Longitudinal Sample
Studies show children in low‐income households have heightened risk of developing as late talkers (LTs). Scholars have attributed the cause of these differences to variability in child‐directed and ob...
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International Association for the Study of Child Language @iasclchildlang.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The Acquisition Sketch Project is on summer break (returning with new session in September!). But did you know that you can view all of their seminars online? Check it out! acquisition-sketch.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/support/semi...
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EngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
It's not just about improving skills. It's about building respectful, inclusive environments that meet emotional needs. Full article – link.springer.com/article/10.1... Read the summary - www.engage-dld.com/post/social-...
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🆓🔓 @suze-freogirl.bsky.social, Claessen, M., Visentin, D., & @samueldcalder.bsky.social 2025. Narrative production in English speaking children aged 5–7 years with typical language development and #devlangdis: Development of a reference data set. IJSLP, 1–12. doi.org/10.1080/1754... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🔐💰Glisson, L., Tutty, R., Heine, C., Burke, C., Hughes, L., Dawson, N., & @susanebbels.bsky.social 2025. Morphemes matter: A small scale randomised control trial of vocabulary intervention focusing on affixes for adolescents with #devlangdis. IJSLP, 1–19. doi.org/10.1080/1754... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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AphasiaCRE @aphasiacre.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Have you visited our YouTube channel lately? There are many free video resources available for professional development or education including all of our recorded seminars. Please visit www.youtube.com/@aphasiacre We recommend hitting the ‘Subscribe’ button to be notified of new recordings.
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Daniela O’Neill @danielaoneill.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
#openaccess The Road to Running Records: A Narrative Review of Their History and a Systematic Narrative Review of the Evidence for Their Use #scienceofreading #structuredliteracy #righttoread #OntEd #CdnEd #literacyisequity #untilallcanread #K12 #ElemEd #scienceofreading #bskyspeechies
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The Road to Running Records: A Narrative Review of Their History and a Systematic Narrative Review of the Evidence for Their Use - Annie Unger, Tanya Serry, Pamela C. Snow, Tessa Weadman, 2025
In this paper, we employ both narrative and systematic review methodologies to explore Running Records, a reading assessment tool designed for use with children...
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Anna Eva Hallin @annaevah.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Yay! So excited to visit the Gold Coast and Southern Cross University - our research project INCLUDE can begin! With amazing @natmunro.bsky.social 🤩 read about INCLUDE here: shorturl.at/YlZ5a
Prof Nat Munro and Dr. Anna Eva Hallin at SCU
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Nichola Shelton @nichola-slp.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
New paper for #SLPeeps, which suggests that sentence repetition, nonword repetition, a parental questionnaire, and a task measuring semantic and morphosyntactic comprehension contribute the most to identifying DLD in bilingual children. #DevLangDis
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Another brilliant day on the Gold Coast - and this is winter!!
View out of southern cross university building showing beautiful weather and Kirra Beach
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🥳🎉 Congratulations @leannetogher.bsky.social 2025 ASHA Fellowship Award Recipient www.asha.org/news/2025/20... 👏
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2025 ASHA Awards Recipients
2025 award recipients from the American-Speech-Language Hearing Association.
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🥳 WOOT! 🆓🔓 in @ashajournals.bsky.social A Pathway to Research-Reliable Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing for Children With #ChildApraxiaSpeech: A Multiphase Process for Training Community Clinicians. 2025. AJSLP doi.org/10.1044/2025... #childspeechdis #apraxia 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #DTTC
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A Pathway to Research-Reliable Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing for Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Multiphase Process for Training Community Clinicians
Purpose: Mounting research supports the use of motor-based intervention (e.g., Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing [DTTC]) for children with chil...
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Interested in language/literacy difficulties and mental health? @lizzjhill.bsky.social and I are doing a session for SPELD NSW (speldnsw.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfSe...)
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
🆓🔓 in @ashajournals.bsky.social Wood, E., Kika, M., @oliviadaub.bsky.social, & Molnar, M. (2025). Why Did You Use That Test? Exploring Speech-Language Pathologists' Clinical Decision Making in Bilingual Language and Literacy AJSLP. doi.org/10.1044/2025... #clinicalreasoning 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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Why Did You Use That Test? Exploring Speech-Language Pathologists' Clinical Decision Making in Bilingual Language and Literacy Assessment
Purpose: Our overarching goal is to advance our understanding of clinical decision-making processes in bilingual language and literacy assessment...
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Exploring the social determinants of health affecting caregiver level of worry for children with paediatric feeding disorder by Ryan P. Wexler, Juliet Ochura, Kerry Pearl & Jessica M. Pisegna in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Latest Article www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Exploring the social determinants of health affecting caregiver level of worry for children with paediatric feeding disorder
Research suggests that paediatric feeding disorder induces significant stress in caregivers and exacerbates health inequities. However, the relationship between social determinants of health and th...
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Contemporary clinical conversations about stuttering: Telling parents why their child began to stutter by Marie-Christine Franken, Anna Hearne, Suzana Jelčić Jakšić, Nicole E. Neef & Mark Onslow in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Vocabulary performance of Malay school-age children in Malaysia: Starting points to developing language assessments for older children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) by Tan, L. J. N., et al. (2025).International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Vocabulary performance of Malay school-age children in Malaysia: Starting points to developing language assessments for older children with developmental language disorder (DLD)
The unavailability of language assessments for older Malay children in Malaysia has turned the identification and management of children with language disorders into an arduous process. This has le...
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Scoping review of communication impairment management in adults with brain tumours by Coleman, M., Brogan, E., & D’Souza, S. in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Latest articles #bskySPEECHIES www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Nichola Shelton @nichola-slp.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
An interesting read for #SLPeeps #BskySpeechies #SLP2B as part of IJSLP's special issue, which includes papers from the Speech Pathology Australia 2024 Conference.
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The Elizabeth Usher memorial lecture 2024: Speech-language pathology practice in Aboriginal spaces: A journey of learning and unlearning by Elizabeth Armstrong Published in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Vol 27, Issue 3, 2025. Open Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Elizabeth Usher memorial lecture 2024: Speech-language pathology practice in Aboriginal spaces: A journey of learning and unlearning
In this paper I describe learnings gained from 15 years collaboration with Aboriginal colleagues in Australia, in endeavours to improve rehabilitation services for Aboriginal people with brain inju...
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Daniela O’Neill @danielaoneill.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Several #openaccess - (Look for little orange triangle with unlock sign to bottom right of article title) #bskyspeechied
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
🆓🔓 @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social Blundell, B., Hirn, J., & @suze-freogirl.bsky.social. (2025). Managing cyberbullying among adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: A scoping review. IJSLP, 27(3), 341–356. doi.org/10.1080/1754... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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Managing cyberbullying among adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: A scoping review
While there is evidence for the effectiveness of programmes targeting cyberbullying in general adolescent populations, less is known for adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, who are at he...
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Here’s the editorial “Communicating for life: Speech-language pathology across the lifespan” by our wonderful Guest Editors for Issue 3, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, @mwslp.bsky.social and Dr Lisa Furlong! #bskySPEECHIES www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Communicating for life: Speech-language pathology across the lifespan
Published in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (Vol. 27, No. 3, 2025)
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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Vol 27, issue 3 of International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology is out now! It features papers that reflect the theme “Communicating for life” including papers from the 2024 Speech Pathology Australia conference www.tandfonline.com/toc/iasl20/c...
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International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
Special Issue: Speech Pathology Australia 2024 Conference; Guest editors: Marleen Westerveld and Lisa Furlong. Volume 27, Issue 3 of International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
🆓🔓 Interesting, thoughtful and timely reflection by Ben Munson 💐 in an @ashajournals.bsky.social tutorial in which he says "This work is likely to face pushback." MUCH food for thought, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES (ICYMI @phonotactician.bsky.social). pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
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Taking Up the Mantle: How Speech Scientists Can Fight Linguistic Discrimination
Purpose: This tutorial describes and analyzes the role of speech science in combating linguistic discrimination, that is, the unfair and unequal ...
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
📢 PhD scholarship opportunity 📢 Interested in language/literacy difficulties and youth mental health? Curtin PhD projects are open👩‍🎓(search Boyes). Happy to be contacted directly to chat if you're interested. #DevLangDis #Dyslexia #Reading #MentalHealth #LALYP (research.curtin.edu.au/higher-degre...)
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Higher degree by research project opportunities | Research
Are you keen to contribute to advances in your discipline through supported research? Browse our range of projects below, and submit your EOI today! These p ...
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speechbite.bsky.social @speechbite.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The June @speechbite.bsky.social newsletter is out now: bit.ly/4l1jZvB This issue covers Rx for child speech and language, aphasia, dysphagia, voice and AAC. SIX of the papers are open access! #SLPeeps #SLP #SLT #wespeechies #speechbite #bskySPEECHIES
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speechBITE newsletter June 2025 | Campaign Monitor
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International Association for the Study of Child Language @iasclchildlang.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Have a book/thesis to announce? A workshop/conference you'd like to advertise or write about? Something else interesting for #childlanguage researchers? Publish it in the IASCL Child Language Bulletin! Send your contribution to editor Angel Chan by Aug 4th (editor.iascl.clbulletin@gmail.com ).
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Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Next up Sharon Crosbie on phonological delay and disorder. #aussie #ssd #childspeechdis #icpla2025
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Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
@samburrslt.bsky.social presenting work on #ssd in very premature babies. #icpla
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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Thank you for the honour to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Patras. The award acknowledges the amazing collaborative work of my colleagues at Charles Sturt University and around the world @speechies.bsky.social @icpla2025.bsky.social www.upatras.gr/25-6-2025-te...
Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod dressed in a toga and medals with the Rector of the University of Patras
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Ingeborg Sophie 📎 @lingeborgsophie.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
This was the most fun, interactive keynote speech I've ever been a part of! Thanks @clairetimmins.bsky.social
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RADLD-Raising Awareness for Developmental Language Disorder @radld.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
DLD in the media again! This time from the BBC in the UK. We are happy to see Siouxsie featured in this article as well. Siouxsie was the designer for last year's DLD day poster. Read more here. www.bbc.com/news/article... If DLD is in the media in your country, we can share it for you! #devlangdis
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Children with speech issues risk poor mental health, charity says
Speech and Language UK says some children can struggle to categorise and communicate how they feel.
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Multilingual Matters @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
"Morris's book provides the most comprehensive theoretical and empirical treatment of language teacher emotion regulation currently available [...] Anyone with a stake in language teacher emotions needs to read this book." buff.ly/3YSeHYC
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International Association for the Study of Child Language @iasclchildlang.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
When we sat down to talk with Dr. Fred Genesee, winner of the 2024 IASCL Roger Brown Award, we realized that it had been 50th years since the completion of his dissertation. We talked about how far the field has come in that time: youtu.be/g2cBy5XgYTA?...
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Interview with Dr. Fred Genesee
IASCL Media Coordinator Dr. Katie Von Holzen interviewed Dr. Fred Genesee, Professor Emeritus of the Psychology Department at McGill University. They talked ...
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
🔐💰 Knežević, D., & Maassen, B. (2025). Phonological and speech motor abilities in children with childhood apraxia of speech. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 39(4–5), 311–329. doi.org/10.1080/0269... #apraxia #CAS #childspeechdis 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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Phonological and speech motor abilities in children with childhood apraxia of speech
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder in which the precision and consistency of speech sounds are impaired due to deficits in motor planning and programming. The literature o...
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