Banter Booster: DSF Conference Free Resource Edition
I’ve just arrived home from the Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation (DSF) Literacy, Language and Learning Conference in Perth. It was amazing. So many generous speakers sharing so…
Which words should I teach to a high school student with a small vocabulary?
With thanks to Averil Coxhead, Charles Browne, Nonie Lesaux, Sarah Spencer, Isabel Beck, and Laura Justice, here’s what I say to parents and teachers when…
Banter Quick Tips: 7 inflectional morphemes to help beginners to read sentences!
So English is a morpho-phonemic language, which means we need to teach more than letter-sound links and high frequency irregular sight words. To read sentences, beginners…
Helping children learn ‘book language’, with free resources
So the latest issue of Nomanis has been published by MultiLit. And I’m thrilled it includes an article by me! It’s about preschoolers and school-age children…
SLPs: Three Tips to Manage Career Transitions in Uncertain Times
Towards year-end, it’s normal for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to question the work they do, and how it fits into their lives. Speech pathology is a…