Register at https://t.co/d2PeUX2WD1 for 2 on-demand courses: Kelly Farquharson's '/ɹ/ you frustrated by working on /ɹ/? Try facilitative contexts' and @SharynneMcLeod @KateMargetson and I presenting 'Multilingual Children’s Speech Assessment: A Contemporary Global Update' #SSD

Early Childhood Voices Conference #ECV2024 has started! Welcome to everyone - over 1290 people from 55 countries. Watch all the presentations online for free at https://t.co/nmti0pxH3Y and register to join live sessions #CharlesSturtUni

Charles Sturt University is hosting the Early Childhood Voices #ECV2024 conference this week! Register for free at https://t.co/Rbjxi5JoXO to access the live sessions. First yarning circle tonight "Communications and multilingual speech" 7pm AEDT

Australia needs 21,000 more early childhood educators to meet current demands. Join us @ECV2024 to discuss solutions for developing and retaining the early childhood education workforce

Join us @ECV2024 from 25th November to hear keynote Professor @TonyDreise, Pro Vice-Chancellor First Nations @CharlesSturtUni discussing the importance of listening to the community and learning on country to give children the best start. Register at

Last week it was a privilege to visit Hong Kong to present a 2-day workshop with @SharynneMcLeod for the Speech and Hearing Social Enterprise and Chinese University of Hong Kong. Thank you Professors Thomas Law, @valeriepereir16 & Kathy Lee, SLTs & students for a wonderful time!

Join us @ECV2024 from 25th November to hear keynote speaker @TamaraCumming speak on the well-being and sustainability of Australia's early childhood workforce #wellbeing #sustainability #earlychildhood Register at

Join us @ECV2024 from 25th November to hear keynote @DrJennyG, Professor at the University of Cambridge discussing: Neurodiversity-affirming approaches to play - perspectives from research with autistic children and adults. Register at

Join us @ECV2024 to hear keynote Professor @TonyDreise, Pro Vice-Chancellor First Nations @CharlesSturtUni discussing: Giving voice to ‘villages’, listening to ‘Country’: it’s time to unlock the power of ‘place’. Register at

Excited to celebrate my PhD graduation from #CharlesSturtUni! Thank you to my amazing supervisors @SharynneMcLeod @SV_SLP & wonderful family for all their support and encouragement!

Just 6 days until abstract submissions close for #ECV2024! We want to hear from: -Researchers -Educators -Health Professionals -Early Childhood Experts Share your practice with the world! Submit your abstract here by the 29th July 2024: https://t.co/ZHqpg35NHH...

FREE 1-hour professional development sessions + opportunity to contribute to research coming up in July with #CharlesSturtUni How can speech pathologists assess multilingual children's speech in their home languages? Email/DM for more details or to RSVP @SharynneMcLeod @SV_SLP

Strong recommendation at the symposium today for Indigenous sign language to be incorporated into #speechpathology university curricula. ⁦@SpeechPathAus⁩ ⁦

Thankful for the opportunity to present alongside these incredible colleagues @ASHA2023 plus meet & learn from #SLP researchers I've looked up to for so long! Totally worth travelling across the world for with @SharynneMcLeod @DrKateCrowe @helenlblake @DrChelseaSommer

A wonderful day of learning all about the #21stcenturybrain from experts across a range of research areas! @royalsocnsw

Dyslexia has a complex causal pathway, but usually involves difficulties at word level. Evidence based interventions targetting letter-sound learning difficulty are effective. Strong phonics programs are important for developing brains #21stcenturybrain @annecastles @royalsocnsw

@gpaxinos @royalsocnsw @LucyMPalmer @NIMHDirector @Mark_Butler_MP @PatMcGorry @Adam_Guastella @BrainMind_Usyd @Science_Academy @AAHMS_health Focus on early language and communication development-and impacts in later life by @SharynneMcLeod Love the emphasis on multilingualism! Growing brain power for life

It was an honour to speak about children’s communication @royalsocnsw symposium focusing on #21stCBrain in partnership with @AAHMS_health @Science_Academy @AcadSocSci @drsusanpond @CharlesSturtUni @SpeechPathAus https://t.co/GMjMm8ebAK

407 Australian indigenous languages were lost with colonisation, alongside ways communities engaged with each other through multiple languages. Considering how speech pathologists can support language revitalisation initiatives @JakelinTroy #21stcenturybrain @royalsocnsw

Creating cities that connect people at talking points: places to talk & things to talk about. Community spaces that encourage people to slow down, sit & interact. Fascinating connection between urban planning & communication @jenniferleekent #21stcenturybrain @royalsocnsw