I am pleased to be running an online workshop on Thursday 13th Nov, 6-8pm (AEST) focused on supporting socioemotional wellbeing in children and adolescents with Developmental Language Disorder. Speech Pathology Australia members and non-members can buy tickets via: tinyurl.com/3nh84jkf ✨💛

Plus the student feedback forms on your teaching for every unit every semester!

Sometimes similar thoughts when teaching at uni - enjoyment while learning vs learning the content. Nice to have both if we can, but the learning is the main goal of being here.

A flower bed full of bright pink everlasting flowers

The everlastings are out on campus!

Thank you Vani for sharing!

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
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I take it as a sign you’re having a great time!

Thank you to @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @tricmc.bsky.social & @shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social for your updates on the #SPAConf for those of us at home!

Congratulations @natmunro.bsky.social !

It’s a work in progress :)

Another paper from #ECUSpeech

Wong, A. M. Y., et al (2024). Grammar intervention using graduated input type variation (GITV) for pre-primary children: A single-case experimental design study. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–13. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The more traffic, the better, please repost
Hamdani, S., et al (2024). Identifying developmental language disorder (DLD) in multilingual children: A case study tutorial.
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a baby is reading a book to a cat while sitting on the floor . Alt: a baby is hurriedly reading a book

That was an amazingly long list of interesting studies! (Including ours!)

19 papers have been published since we started discussions about a #bluesky IJSLP Speech Pathology Australia account. Am I frustrated? Yes. Have I tried? Yes.
Please repost these authors' papers! Peer reviewed, evidence-based papers deserve dissemination
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Speech-language pathologists’ confidence levels and professional development needs in motor neurone disease: An Australian survey Clinician confidence is vital for effective patient-professional relationships, yet limited research has explored speech-language pathologists’ (SLPs) confidence in supporting people with motor neu...

El-Wahsh, S., Bonnor, S., Byrne, K., Maynes, V., McCluskey, C., Heatley, R., … Bogart, E. (2025). Speech-language pathologists’ confidence levels and professional development needs in motor neurone disease: An Australian survey. IJSLP, 1–21. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of SOS Dysphagia: Brief educational interventions for adult patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia and their informal caregivers The study aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of SOS Dysphagia, an educational tool used by speech-language pathologists for patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia and their informal ...

Ghaddar, Z., Matar, N., Diep, A. N., Kirkove, D., Tohmé, A., & Pétré, B. (2025). Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of SOS Dysphagia: Brief educational interventions for adult patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia and their informal caregivers. IJSLP, 1–16. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Effect of oral academic narrative language intervention on listening comprehension and generalised word learning: A proof of concept study Science of reading experts have called for increased attention on oral academic language. Interventions need to integrate multiple dimensions of academic language and word learning strategies to im...

Spencer, T. D., Kirby, M. S., Gardner, C., & Petersen, D. B. (2025). Effect of oral academic narrative language intervention on listening comprehension and generalised word learning: A proof of concept study. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–14. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Learning from and giving back: A comparison of speech-language pathology student outcomes to inform curriculum design on working with older adults Learning experiences that address ageism can be effective when key factors are incorporated in the design. The application of influential factors has been researched extensively in some professions...

Hewetson, R., Howells, Simone. R., & Love, A. (2025). Learning from and giving back: A comparison of speech-language pathology student outcomes to inform curriculum design on working with older adults. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–13. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Speech-language pathologists' vocabulary selection and implementation practices when working with early symbolic communicators who use augmentative and alternative communication Vocabulary selection is a critical aspect of augmentative and alternative communication implementation, but there is no clear consensus on best practices in this area. Given that experience and tra...

Frick Semmler, B. J., Bean, A., & Boster, J. B. (2025). Speech-language pathologists’ vocabulary selection and implementation practices when working with early symbolic communicators who use augmentative and alternative communication. IJSLP, 1–12. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Our paper is now available open access via the IJSLP website!

Effect of AAC technology with embedded literacy supports on the participation of children who are emerging symbolic communicators during shared reading This study evaluated the impact of high-tech augmentative and alternative communication designed with features to support literacy development on the active participation of children who are emergi...

Holyfield, C., Pope, L., Frick Semmler, B., DeLuca, T., Zimmerman, B., Jakobs, E., & Light, J. (2025). Effect of AAC technology with embedded literacy supports on the participation of children who are emerging symbolic communicators during shared reading. IJSLP 1–13. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Paediatricians’ knowledge of paediatric feeding disorders in Jordan To investigate paediatricians’ knowledge about paediatric feeding disorders and the role of speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists and whether their work setting or years of exper...

Saleem, M. A., Darawsheh, W. B., & Natour, Y. S. (2025). Paediatricians’ knowledge of paediatric feeding disorders in Jordan. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–12. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Employment decision-making of final year speech-language pathology and occupational therapy students: Factors influencing job selection Speech-language pathology and occupational therapy are among the fastest growing professions in Australia. This study aimed to explore the settings in which speech-language pathologists and occupat...

Schlatter, C., McCormack, J., & Froude, E. (2025). Employment decision-making of final year speech-language pathology and occupational therapy students: Factors influencing job selection. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–12. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Management of adults with a tracheostomy: An international survey of speech-language pathologists’ practice Speech-language pathologists are specialists in communication, swallowing, and weaning as core members of the multidisciplinary tracheostomy team. Inconsistent tracheostomy care is known to result ...

Miles, A., & Wallace, S. (2025). Management of adults with a tracheostomy: An international survey of speech-language pathologists’ practice. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–14. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Social-emotional development in children with at risk of developmental language disorder: Relationships with interactional behaviours and language abilities This study aims to examine if children at risk of developmental language disorder show differences in social-emotional competence and/or behavioural problems compared to their typically developing ...

Dilbaz-Gürsoy, M., & Özcebe, E. (2025). Social-emotional development in children with at risk of developmental language disorder: Relationships with interactional behaviours and language abilities. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–14. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Prevention of, and response to, sexual and gender-based violence, for refugees who experience communication disability: Evidence from Rwanda Risk of exposure to sexual and gender based violence increases during forced migration. Refugee girls and women with communication impairments are at particular risk, with under-identification and ...

Marshall, J., & Barrett, H. (2025). Prevention of, and response to, sexual and gender-based violence, for refugees who experience communication disability: Evidence from Rwanda. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–17. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Counselling in speech-language pathology: Self-efficacy, clinical competencies, and professional development needs in Croatia This study investigated counselling practices among speech-language pathologists in Croatia, examining the frequency and timing of counselling, perceived efficacy of counselling skills and clinical...

Olujić Tomazin, M., Leko Krhen, A., & Hrastinski, I. (2025). Counselling in speech-language pathology: Self-efficacy, clinical competencies, and professional development needs in Croatia. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–11. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

A cross-cultural comparison of mother–child interactions during shared reading: A pilot study The quantity and quality of maternal interactive behaviours during shared reading were compared for mothers from China and mothers from the US.Ten Chinese mothers from Fuzhou City in Fujian Provinc...

Huang, Y., Beverly, B. L., & Henbest, V. S. (2025). A cross-cultural comparison of mother–child interactions during shared reading: A pilot study. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–15. doi.org/10.1080/1754...