We worked with over 90 young people in London who reminded us ‘I am the expert of my own body’ ‘how you engage with me as healthcare professionals really matters’ #OurVoiceOurCare great resources here 👉🏼 https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/london-clinical-networks/our-networks/london-babies-children-and-young-peoples-transformation-team/youth-engagement-and-voice/

If you’re an #SLP #SLT, researcher/professional in early language assessment <4yrs, you can always trial the standardized Language Use Inventory free (online since 2016 for #telepractice) More info: bit.ly/LUI_KID #earlyintervention #DevLangDis #pragmatics #languagedevelopment https://bit.ly/LUI_KID

"All kindergarten, 1st and 2nd teachers — as well as reading interventionists — should teach students to keep their eyes on the words on the page so that they do not have to later struggle with breaking a habit that hampers effective, efficient reading." bsky.app/profile/melaniebrethour.bsky.social/post/3lb2vmtyh2s2d

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Excellent new article by Tina Novelli - for early phonics instruction, just drawing attention to the mouth movements facilitated learning. Check it out! https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-023-10487-3

Oral #language comprehension interventions for using people with #DevLangDis - a systematic review by @sirpatarvainen.bsky.social https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23969415211010423

The National Disability Insurance Agency is doubling down on its (deliberate?) misreading of its new legislation, popping up new Q&As online today that repeat the errors I've pointed out to them repeatedly now. Their Q&A vs the law. They think it ~only~ applies to specific info requests. Wrong.

Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.https://bsky.app/profile/michellecimoli.bsky.social/post/3lb7pimc2522v

Challenging night ahead on the scrabble board.