Sai
@bangerasai.bsky.social
Speech & Language Therapist trained in 🇮🇳/Academic/Creating co-learning spaces for #antiracism in SLT at University of Essex/Views are mine
Please join us for our next CPD event! 🙂🙏🏽👇🏽
**Save The Date**
We’re super excited to share that Nisha Veerd will be presenting her amazing work at our next #Bilingualism CEN CPD event (on Zoom)!
More details will be shared but in the meantime, please save the date and time:
Date: 19th November 2025
Time: 12pm-1pm
Join us! 😀
We’re super excited to share that Nisha Veerd will be presenting her amazing work at our next #Bilingualism CEN CPD event (on Zoom)!
More details will be shared but in the meantime, please save the date and time:
Date: 19th November 2025
Time: 12pm-1pm
Join us! 😀
October 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Please join us for our next CPD event! 🙂🙏🏽👇🏽
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If you’re a #student or #SLT2B interested in sharing your #research on #bilingualism with a friendly group of members from our Bilingualism Clinical Excellence Network, please get in touch - [email protected]
All our CPD events are online and they’re usually at lunch time (12-1pm).
All our CPD events are online and they’re usually at lunch time (12-1pm).
September 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you’re a #student or #SLT2B interested in sharing your #research on #bilingualism with a friendly group of members from our Bilingualism Clinical Excellence Network, please get in touch - [email protected]
All our CPD events are online and they’re usually at lunch time (12-1pm).
All our CPD events are online and they’re usually at lunch time (12-1pm).
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The Kannada version of the CGC is available here: osf.io/yt24q
Congratulations to Chirag for his excellent MSc project at Uni of Essex.
Congratulations to Chirag for his excellent MSc project at Uni of Essex.
August 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The Kannada version of the CGC is available here: osf.io/yt24q
Congratulations to Chirag for his excellent MSc project at Uni of Essex.
Congratulations to Chirag for his excellent MSc project at Uni of Essex.
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The City Gesture Checklist has been adapted and translated into Kannada by Chirag Girish Kiran in collaboration with his supervisors; this was a complex process with lots of considerations e.g., cultural differences, differences in dialect, vocabulary choice #BASconf25
August 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The City Gesture Checklist has been adapted and translated into Kannada by Chirag Girish Kiran in collaboration with his supervisors; this was a complex process with lots of considerations e.g., cultural differences, differences in dialect, vocabulary choice #BASconf25
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me and @snelljulia.bsky.social are doing a joint keynote at this UKLA/NEU conference, talking about futures of linguistic justice and designing linguistically just schools 💜
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/literacy-i...
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Literacy in Primary Classrooms Conference
Join the NEU and UKLA for our Literacy in Primary Classrooms Conference!
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July 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
me and @snelljulia.bsky.social are doing a joint keynote at this UKLA/NEU conference, talking about futures of linguistic justice and designing linguistically just schools 💜
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/literacy-i...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/literacy-i...
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the London Association for the Teaching of English conference is on Saturday 5 July and is all about oracy. i am giving keynote on oracy, deficit thinking, and linguistic in/justice 🌸 londonenglishteachers.com/about/forthc...
June 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
the London Association for the Teaching of English conference is on Saturday 5 July and is all about oracy. i am giving keynote on oracy, deficit thinking, and linguistic in/justice 🌸 londonenglishteachers.com/about/forthc...
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It’s had over 2,500 downloads in its first year! We’re so proud
If you’d like to learn more or you’d like to start a peer support group, you can find all the information at:
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
@katiecebula.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social @sarahefoley.bsky.social
If you’d like to learn more or you’d like to start a peer support group, you can find all the information at:
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
@katiecebula.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social @sarahefoley.bsky.social
NEST (NEurodivergent peer Support Toolkit)
NEST (NEurodivergent peer Support Toolkit) is a suite of materials to facilitate peer support for neurodivergent young people in mainstream secondary schools. The toolkit has been co-created by resear...
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk
June 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It’s had over 2,500 downloads in its first year! We’re so proud
If you’d like to learn more or you’d like to start a peer support group, you can find all the information at:
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
@katiecebula.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social @sarahefoley.bsky.social
If you’d like to learn more or you’d like to start a peer support group, you can find all the information at:
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
@katiecebula.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social @sarahefoley.bsky.social
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It’s the Neurodivergent peer Support Toolkit (NEST)’s first birthday!!
A year ago, we launched this free, co-designed, research informed tool to support mainstream secondary schools to establish peer support groups for neurodivergent young people.
A year ago, we launched this free, co-designed, research informed tool to support mainstream secondary schools to establish peer support groups for neurodivergent young people.
June 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It’s the Neurodivergent peer Support Toolkit (NEST)’s first birthday!!
A year ago, we launched this free, co-designed, research informed tool to support mainstream secondary schools to establish peer support groups for neurodivergent young people.
A year ago, we launched this free, co-designed, research informed tool to support mainstream secondary schools to establish peer support groups for neurodivergent young people.
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these teachers were 🔥. all working to resist linguistic injustice in spite of dominant deficit discourses about language, individualistic theories of social change, oppressive policy pressures, and inadequate school management 💕
20 teachers are at MMU for 2 days of a summer school on linguistic justice and they are amazing 💕
June 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
these teachers were 🔥. all working to resist linguistic injustice in spite of dominant deficit discourses about language, individualistic theories of social change, oppressive policy pressures, and inadequate school management 💕
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Zoom code now available for our free CLTT Summer Lecture 2025. We look forward to welcoming Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson on 11.06.25 (4pm BST). The informative lecture is Neurodiversity, Communication and Inclusive Education.
essex-university.zoom.us/j/94311867295
Meeting ID: 943 1186 7295
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Meeting ID: 943 1186 7295
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May 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Zoom code now available for our free CLTT Summer Lecture 2025. We look forward to welcoming Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson on 11.06.25 (4pm BST). The informative lecture is Neurodiversity, Communication and Inclusive Education.
essex-university.zoom.us/j/94311867295
Meeting ID: 943 1186 7295
essex-university.zoom.us/j/94311867295
Meeting ID: 943 1186 7295
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i am giving a keynote at the London Association for the Teaching of English conference on the 5 July:
Oracy, deficit thinking and linguistic in/justice 🌸
londonenglishteachers.com/about/forthc...
Oracy, deficit thinking and linguistic in/justice 🌸
londonenglishteachers.com/about/forthc...
Forthcoming Conferences
Winter 2024 LATE Conference: ‘What Space for English?’ on 7th December
londonenglishteachers.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
i am giving a keynote at the London Association for the Teaching of English conference on the 5 July:
Oracy, deficit thinking and linguistic in/justice 🌸
londonenglishteachers.com/about/forthc...
Oracy, deficit thinking and linguistic in/justice 🌸
londonenglishteachers.com/about/forthc...
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“Save the date” for our Summer Lecture 2025! Ticket details to follow.
April 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“Save the date” for our Summer Lecture 2025! Ticket details to follow.
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It's #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek! But what is neurodiversity?
We wrote an article for young people explaining what neurodiversity means for different people and day to day life!
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
We wrote an article for young people explaining what neurodiversity means for different people and day to day life!
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Neurodiversity Can Explain Differences in How People Experience Everyday Life
Neurodiversity means that all people’s brains process information differently from each other. In other words, people think and learn in a variety of ways. Being neurodivergent means that the way a pe...
kids.frontiersin.org
March 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek! But what is neurodiversity?
We wrote an article for young people explaining what neurodiversity means for different people and day to day life!
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
We wrote an article for young people explaining what neurodiversity means for different people and day to day life!
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Does anyone know of any Polish speaking SLTs who work with adults or any support organisations in London? @rtslt.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Audiobook freaks! The audio version of Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism is out now! www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0DW13845...
Empire of Normality
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. 'Groundbreaking . . . [provides] a deep history of the invention of the "normal" mind as one of the most damaging and oppressive tools of capitalism. To rea...
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February 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Audiobook freaks! The audio version of Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism is out now! www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0DW13845...
Join us! 😀
Our next #Bilingualism CEN #CPD event is on
“Using Dynamic Assessments in diagnosis of language disorders in multilingual children.” Join us with Emily Hunt 😀
Date: 27th Feb
Time: 9am
Please drop us an email [email protected] for the zoom link & to be added to our CEN mailing list.
“Using Dynamic Assessments in diagnosis of language disorders in multilingual children.” Join us with Emily Hunt 😀
Date: 27th Feb
Time: 9am
Please drop us an email [email protected] for the zoom link & to be added to our CEN mailing list.
February 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Join us! 😀
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New Dates for Lis'n Tell: live inclusive storytelling Intensive Part 1. These trainings are for small groups - up to 10 only, so that we can work individually with each at some point, & so there is opportunity for grp convos/sharing experiences, not to mention the wrk on storytelling skills!
January 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
New Dates for Lis'n Tell: live inclusive storytelling Intensive Part 1. These trainings are for small groups - up to 10 only, so that we can work individually with each at some point, & so there is opportunity for grp convos/sharing experiences, not to mention the wrk on storytelling skills!
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In July last year a wonderful group of people came together to create an ebooklet on neurodiversity to raise money for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Since then we have raised over £2000. Now more than ever the people of Gaza need our help.
To get a copy see below. @commonsenseslt.bsky.social
To get a copy see below. @commonsenseslt.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
In July last year a wonderful group of people came together to create an ebooklet on neurodiversity to raise money for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Since then we have raised over £2000. Now more than ever the people of Gaza need our help.
To get a copy see below. @commonsenseslt.bsky.social
To get a copy see below. @commonsenseslt.bsky.social
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Would you like to hear from some people with #aphasia about their views on #AI?
New podcast from #RCSLT with me and Caitlin Longman. You can also hear Chat GPT over-promise its SLT credentials to support language practice! (Take that bit with a pinch of salt!). m.soundcloud.com/rcslt/how-is...
New podcast from #RCSLT with me and Caitlin Longman. You can also hear Chat GPT over-promise its SLT credentials to support language practice! (Take that bit with a pinch of salt!). m.soundcloud.com/rcslt/how-is...
How Artifical Intelligence is being used to support people living with aphasia
Play How Artifical Intelligence is being used to support people living with aphasia by RCSLT Sound Waves on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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January 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Would you like to hear from some people with #aphasia about their views on #AI?
New podcast from #RCSLT with me and Caitlin Longman. You can also hear Chat GPT over-promise its SLT credentials to support language practice! (Take that bit with a pinch of salt!). m.soundcloud.com/rcslt/how-is...
New podcast from #RCSLT with me and Caitlin Longman. You can also hear Chat GPT over-promise its SLT credentials to support language practice! (Take that bit with a pinch of salt!). m.soundcloud.com/rcslt/how-is...
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Interested in exploring #AI in your practice? Here's a list of potential activities Caitlin Longman and I have compiled to get you started:
tinyurl.com/AIandSLT
#Aphasia
tinyurl.com/AIandSLT
#Aphasia
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January 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Interested in exploring #AI in your practice? Here's a list of potential activities Caitlin Longman and I have compiled to get you started:
tinyurl.com/AIandSLT
#Aphasia
tinyurl.com/AIandSLT
#Aphasia
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in this article i show how racially marginalised pre-service teachers' alleged inability to use standard spoken English is a sign of pedagogical inferiority, whilst white teachers’ local vernaculars were heard as signs of coolness and relatability. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Miss, can you speak English?”: raciolinguistic ideologies and language oppression in initial teacher education
Racism is pervasive within the lives of racially minoritised pre-service teachers in England, but little work has explored how perceptions about language feature here. Based on interviews and works...
www.tandfonline.com
January 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
in this article i show how racially marginalised pre-service teachers' alleged inability to use standard spoken English is a sign of pedagogical inferiority, whilst white teachers’ local vernaculars were heard as signs of coolness and relatability. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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#ResearchTuesday! Study explored the perceived implications of AI & generative language tools on SLP practice. Participants indicated a hesitancy, calling for institutional guidelines & training first: at.asha.org/vZ
@sigperspectives.bsky.social #SLPeeps
@sigperspectives.bsky.social #SLPeeps
Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT by Speech-Language Pathologists and Students
Purpose: This project explores the perceived implications of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and generative language tools, like ChatGPT, on p...
at.asha.org
January 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#ResearchTuesday! Study explored the perceived implications of AI & generative language tools on SLP practice. Participants indicated a hesitancy, calling for institutional guidelines & training first: at.asha.org/vZ
@sigperspectives.bsky.social #SLPeeps
@sigperspectives.bsky.social #SLPeeps
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My #MENinSLP/SLT starter pack (not "my men", but rather "my starter pack") is building VERY slowly, but I just added @achoi-tucci.bsky.social 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES go.bsky.app/CGppBcH #MENinSpeech-LanguagePathology/Therapy
January 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
My #MENinSLP/SLT starter pack (not "my men", but rather "my starter pack") is building VERY slowly, but I just added @achoi-tucci.bsky.social 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES go.bsky.app/CGppBcH #MENinSpeech-LanguagePathology/Therapy
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On ➡️ 15th January at 12pm ⬅️ I will be giving an online lecture on researching disability. Free to attend for anyone interested - you just need to register www.gla.ac.uk/schools/educ...
Aimed at Masters/PhD students/early career researchers & anyone interested in the subject.
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Aimed at Masters/PhD students/early career researchers & anyone interested in the subject.
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January 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
On ➡️ 15th January at 12pm ⬅️ I will be giving an online lecture on researching disability. Free to attend for anyone interested - you just need to register www.gla.ac.uk/schools/educ...
Aimed at Masters/PhD students/early career researchers & anyone interested in the subject.
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Aimed at Masters/PhD students/early career researchers & anyone interested in the subject.
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It's great to see this work published just at the end of 2024! Thank you great team for leading on this! @catdavies.bsky.social The paper is open access and can be found here: doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
January 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It's great to see this work published just at the end of 2024! Thank you great team for leading on this! @catdavies.bsky.social The paper is open access and can be found here: doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...