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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 1d

#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! https://at.asha.org/Nn

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Children Draw Talking Around the World

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine how children from across the world draw themselves talking and to apply an interdisciplinary a...

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · 9d

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-...

Children's Voices Centre Launch

Everyone is invited to join us to launch the Charles Sturt University Children's Voices Centre

www.eventbrite.com.au

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · 9d

Shaping a better world for children ─ innovative new research centre opens in Bathurst

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Innovative new children's research centre opens in Bathurst

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · 15d

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...

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · 18d

What a joy to share springtime in Bathurst with @lynn-williams.bsky.social

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you @lynn-williams.bsky.social for your outstanding research and presentation to your enthusiastic audience @CharlesSturtUni in Bathurst and over 100 people online.

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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · Sep 5

#LSHSS study explored cross-linguistic transfer in Vietnamese-English–speaking children's and adults' speech at phoneme and syllable levels. https://on.asha.org/47kgIDD

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Cross-Linguistic Transfer in Vietnamese–English Speech

Purpose: Typically developing multilingual children's speech may include mismatches and phonological patterns that are atypical in monolingual pe...

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Aug 30

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
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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Aug 26

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

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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · Aug 24

This 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

https://on.asha.org/4n2yIqR

Characterizing the Relationship Between the Intelligibility in Context Scale and Transcription Intelligibility in Typically Developing English-Speaking Children Between Ages 2;6 and 9;11

Purpose: The goal of the present study was to quantify the relationship between Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS) scores and transcription i...

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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · Aug 23

Ever 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

Characterizing the Relationship Between the Intelligibility in Context Scale and Transcription Intelligibility in Typically Developing English-Speaking Children Between Ages 2;6 and 9;11

Purpose: The goal of the present study was to quantify the relationship between Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS) scores and transcription i...

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Aug 14

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/...

Children Draw Talking Around the World

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine how children from across the world draw themselves talking and to apply an interdisciplinary a...

pubs.asha.org

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Jul 24

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/...

Methods of Diagnosing Speech Sound Disorders in Multilingual Children

Purpose: Identification of speech sound disorder (SSD) in children who are multilingual is challenging for many speech-language pathologists (SLP...

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Jul 20

"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...

Children's, Parents', and Experts' Perception of Speech and Communication

Purpose: This study aims to improve our knowledge of how young children with speech sound disorders (SSD) perceive their own speech and communica...

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Jul 20

"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...

Children's, Parents', and Experts' Perception of Speech and Communication

Purpose: This study aims to improve our knowledge of how young children with speech sound disorders (SSD) perceive their own speech and communica...

pubs.asha.org

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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · Jul 18

Study 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

Children's, Parents', and Experts' Perception of Speech and Communication

Purpose: This study aims to improve our knowledge of how young children with speech sound disorders (SSD) perceive their own speech and communica...

on.asha.org

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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · Jul 18

💰🔐 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

Children's, Parents', and Experts' Perception of Speech and Communication

Purpose: This study aims to improve our knowledge of how young children with speech sound disorders (SSD) perceive their own speech and communica...

doi.org

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Jul 17

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/...

Parent-Reported Speech and Language in Early Childhood Is an Early Indicator of Indigenous Australian Children's Literacy and Numeracy Outcomes

Purpose: The aim of this study was to longitudinally investigate parent-reported children's speech and language in early childhood as an early in...

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Jul 14

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"

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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Extraction of primary maxillary incisors and children’s speech production: A case series

Dental caries (tooth decay) is a disease with a significant global burden. Management may necessitate the extraction of teeth to restore oral health. The association between dental extractions and ...

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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · Jul 9

💰🔐 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

Relationship Between Intelligibility in Context Scale and Cleft-Related Speech Sound Errors in 3-Year-Olds With Nonsyndromic Cleft (Lip and) Palate

Purpose: Cleft-related speech sound errors can negatively affect speech intelligibility in children with a cleft palate with or without a cleft l...

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UNICEF Australia @unicef.org.au · Jul 7

This 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

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Jun 26

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...

Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod dressed in a toga and medals with the Rector of the University of Patras

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Jun 25

ICPLA 2025 has begun with rich discussions with new and old friends from 31 countries @icpla2025.bsky.social

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Jun 18

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

Sharynne and Helen at the ISMBS conference in Chania, Crete

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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Jun 18

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...

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