Sharynne McLeod
Distinguished Professor at Charles Sturt University, communication rights advocate, speech-language pathologist, multilingual children's speech researcher, educator, FASSA, FRSN
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#ChildSpeechDis
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeod🔐💰In @ashajournals.bsky.social Margetson, K., & @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social (2025). Multilingual Speech Assessment: Using an #ImpSci Framework to Explore Acceptability of the Speech Assessment of Children's Home Language(s) (SACHL). doi.org/10.1044/2025... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childSPEECHdis
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodIn the last Child Language Bulletin (www.childlanguage.org/latestbulletin) Annick De Houwer looked back at HaBilNet3, which welcomed over 70 junior & senior participants to Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain to discuss language-related well-being in bilinguals. Sounds like it was a stimulating workshop!
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeod🇹🇷 Close to my heart 💖 in @ashajournals.bsky.social 🆓🔓 Dükar, B. N., & Toğram, B. (2025). Adaptation of Parents and Children Together Intervention Program Into Turkish and Investigation of its Effectiveness. JSLHR, 1–20. doi.org/10.1044/2025... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childSPEECHdis #parents #PACT
- Congratulations @leannetogher.bsky.social on becoming a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association tonight in Washington DC. A well deserved honour from an association with nearly 250,000 members
- Here is the research I presented to @WHO this week in Geneva on behalf of children from 20+ countries about health equity for children with disabilities. Children’s Voices Centre @ CharlesSturtUni. It was an honour www.csu.edu.au/research/chi...
- Congratulations to the amazing @WHO Disability Programme team - Darryl Barrett, Kaloyan Kamenov, Mélanie Gréaux, and Francesca Moro who hosted the Disability Health Equity Network meeting in Geneva. I was honoured to read children’s recommendations from Children’s Voices Centre @CharlesSturtUni
- It was a privilege to attend the @WHO Disability Health Equity Network meeting in Geneva to read children’s recommendations to the World Health Organization about disability health equity based on research from the Children’s Voices Centre at Charles Sturt University in Australia @CharlesSturtUni
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodThank you to all who have already visited the #ialp #childrenvoicescentre display to talk about our shared passion for supporting children's health and wellbeing. @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social, @helenlblake.bsky.social and I are looking forward to more visitors this week at #RCM76 @whowpro.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeod#ResearchTuesday! Children across the world use drawing to show how they talk to, what they talk about, and how they feel about talking. Read more about this study of children from 24 countries! at.asha.org/Nn @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social
- Next week we officially launch the Children’s Voices Centre at The Treehouse. We are a Charles Sturt University Research Centre that undertakes global, transformational, interdisciplinary research with, for and about children. www.csu.edu.au/research/chi...
- Shaping a better world for children ─ innovative new research centre opens in Bathurst news.csu.edu.au/in-brief/sha...
- Join us in celebrating the official launch of the Charles Sturt University Children's Voices Centre 10:30am Wednesday 1 October (AEST) * The Treehouse, Building 1451, Research Station Dr, Charles Sturt University Bathurst *online More details: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/childrens-...
- What a joy to share springtime in Bathurst with @lynn-williams.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeod#LSHSS study explored cross-linguistic transfer in Vietnamese-English–speaking children's and adults' speech at phoneme and syllable levels. on.asha.org/47kgIDD @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social
- It has been wonderful to collaborate with and learn from colleagues from 58 countries at the #IALP International Association of Communication Science and Disorders conference this week. Malta was a spectacular cultural and historic location ialpmalta2025.org
- The Child Speech Committee at the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders #IALP is a wonderful collaboration of colleagues from across the globe. #Malta
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodThis 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
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodEver wondered, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES about the relationship b/n individual Intelligibility in Context item scores & orthographic transcription intelligibility scores within age bands? pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.... @ashajournals.bsky.social @tjmahr.com @katieh-wisc.bsky.social @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social
- Children Draw Talking: Look at what we can learn from this open access article about 200 children from 24 countries who drew themselves talking @ashajournals.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
- A wonderful open access international collaboration exploring methods of diagnosing speech sound disorders in multilingual children @ashajournals.bsky.social pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
- "Children's perception of their own speech is complementary to information obtained from the parents and SLPs' formal assessment of speech accuracy"; however, there are some differences especially for children with speech sound disorder @ashajournals.bsky.social pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1...
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodStudy aims to improve our knowledge of how young children with speech sound disorders (SSD) perceive their own speech and communication in comparison with typically developing (TD) children and how these perceptions relate to parental judgment. on.asha.org/4eXOEYh @sigperspectives.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeod💰🔐 In @ashajournals.bsky.social van Doornik A. Franken MC, @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social, Terband H & @logopedie.bsky.social (2025) Children's, Parents', & Experts' Perception of Speech & Communication. LSHSS. doi.org/10.1044/2025... 🇳🇱 Dutch-speaking + multilingual chn 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childspeechdis
- This longitudinal study of 1,534 Indigenous Australian children shows the importance of parents' concern as an indicator of children's future educational outcomes. @ashajournals.bsky.social pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
- This innovative research was undertaken by Caitlin Hurley - who is both a dentist and a speech-language pathologist - "Extraction of primary maxillary incisors and children’s speech production: A case series" @carolinebowen.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeod💰🔐 in @ashajournals.bsky.social Alighieri, C @yvonnewren.bsky.social & Van Lierde K 2025. Relationship b/n Intelligibility in Context Scale and Cleft-Related Speech Sound Errors in 3-Year-Olds with Nonsyndromic Cleft (Lip and) Palate. JSLHR, 68(7), 3023–3036. doi.org/10.1044/2025... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodThis week is #NAIDOCWeek. We celebrate the powerful contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, as well as their voices and leadership that continue to shape and strengthen our work. #NAIDOC2025 #NAIDOCWeek #StrengthVisionLegacy
- 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...
- ICPLA 2025 has begun with rich discussions with new and old friends from 31 countries @icpla2025.bsky.social
- International Society of Monolingual and Bilingual Speech (ISMBS) Chania, Greece (16-19 June): 52 oral presentations, 21 posters, attendees from 26 countries. Thank you Elena Babastouli for inviting me. @helenlblake.bsky.social and I have many new friends speechandlanguage.louisiana.edu/ismbs
- It was an honour to present my keynote at International Society of Monolingual and Bilingual Speech (ISMBS) conference, Chania Greece: “Multilingual Minds are Unlocking Global Knowledge, γνώση, 认识, إدراك, דַעַת, ज्ञान…” sharing over 1300 resources in 131 languages/dialects www.csu.edu.au/research/mul...
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeod💭 🤔 @katharinebeals.bsky.social @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social @lucyebryant.bsky.social www.unicef.org/child-rights... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps #UDHR
- Consider submitting a paper to: "Children’s communication and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)" to be published in Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. Due 15 Oct 2025 @ashajournals.bsky.social @helenlblake.bsky.social academy.pubs.asha.org/call-for-pap...
- Consider submitting a paper to: "Children’s communication and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)" to be published in Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. Due 15 Oct 2025 @ashajournals.bsky.social @helenlblake.bsky.social academy.pubs.asha.org/call-for-pap...
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodSLPs can support #multilingual children's speech through culturally responsive assessment approaches, #LSHSS study finds. on.asha.org/3HcHUt0 @uoft.bsky.social @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #SLPeeps
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeod🔐💰In @ashajournals.bsky.social Washington, Crowe, @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social, Margetson, Bazzocchi, Kokotek, van der Straten Waillet, Másdóttir, & Volhardt (2025). Methods of Diagnosing Speech Sound Disorders in Multilingual Children. LSHSS. doi.org/10.1044/2025... #ChildSpeechDis 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
- Families are important knowledge holders. This longitudinal study of 1,534 Indigenous Australian children demonstrated parent report of speech and language concern in early childhood is an early indicator of education outcomes at school. @ashajournals.bsky.social pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodDelighted to be presenting a Keynote session at #ICPLA2025 on using creative methods for teaching #phonetics and #phonology logoth.upatras.gr/en/claire-ti...
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodWe are undertaking a project to inform the World Health Organization about children’s perspectives of health & access to health care, particularly for children with disabilities. Please support children to upload their drawings to be shared in the Global Online Gallery #health #disability
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodOur @misltoessd.bsky.social paper describing our consensus-based diagnostic protocol for subtyping #ChildSpeechDis is out now doi.org/10.1111/1460... .
- Do we really listen to children and young people with communication needs? Child Language Teaching and Therapy invites submissions of 5000- 8000 words for a forthcoming special issue on listening to children with communication differences. Submit by 18th April 2025 to mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cltt
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodDo we really listen to children and young people with communication needs? Child Language Teaching and Therapy invites submissions of 5000- 8000 words for a forthcoming special issue on listening to children with communication differences. Submit by 18th April 2025 to mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cltt
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeod@wordaware.bsky.social @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social @speechandlanguage.bsky.social @childrensrights.bsky.social @inclusionoz.bsky.social
- Do we really listen to children and young people with communication needs? Child Language Teaching and Therapy invites submissions of 5000- 8000 words for a forthcoming special issue on listening to children with communication differences. Submit by 18th April 2025 to mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cltt
- Early Childhood Voices highlights ways we can listen to and learn from children link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Thanks to all of the excellent international authors and to @charlessturtuni.bsky.social media for your news story today news.csu.edu.au/in-brief/amp...
- Consider applying for this WONDERFUL job in our new Children's Voices Centre @CharlesSturtUni. You will lead interdisciplinary research initiatives aiming to make a difference in the lives of children, families and communities globally external-jobs.csu.edu.au/cw/en/job/49...
- Chúc mừng năm mới 过年好 Guò nián hǎo Happy Lunar New Year - the Year of the Snake!
- Moments of joy in rural Australia
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeod🔐💰Ambreen, S., & To, C. K. S. (2024). Review of the Phonological System of Contemporary #Urdu Spoken in 🇵🇰Pakistan. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27(1), 101–112. doi.org/10.1080/1754... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES 🆕 ISSUE 2025 IJSLP www.tandfonline.com/toc/iasl20/2...
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodGet your #ICPLA2025 abstracts in by *Friday*. Hoping for lots of papers about children's speech sound disorders #DevSpeechDis
- Happy New Year! 🌟 The extended deadline for abstract submissions for #ICPLA2025 is this Friday, 10 January 2025. Don’t miss the chance to share your research at our conference in Patras! Submit your abstract here 👉 app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76778... We look forward to your contributions!
- We always have a great time of learning and collaboration at the biennial ICPLA conferences. Abstracts are due for @ICPLA2025 to be held in Patras Greece. Submit by 10th January and plan to attend in June logoth.upatras.gr/en/icpla2025/
- Happy New Year! 🌟 The extended deadline for abstract submissions for #ICPLA2025 is this Friday, 10 January 2025. Don’t miss the chance to share your research at our conference in Patras! Submit your abstract here 👉 app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76778... We look forward to your contributions!
- Reposted by Sharynne McLeodHappy New Year! 🌟 The extended deadline for abstract submissions for #ICPLA2025 is this Friday, 10 January 2025. Don’t miss the chance to share your research at our conference in Patras! Submit your abstract here 👉 app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76778... We look forward to your contributions!
