Lauren Osborne

RT @LizMurraySpeak: Hello parents and carers of children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), Here is a rare opportunity to share *your…

RT @SLT_Francesca: Following on from the @NAPLIC conference with @larchiba6. I have created a DLD outcomes poster for the outcomes we know…

@naomicfisher Also, if you're trying to get the perfect attendance award, you're likely to attend school while contagious with various illnesses or head lice, and spread those to everyone else.

Today I heard from a parent that their son was terribly upset when he got covid, because it would ruin his 100% attendance record. At the end of the year, those with 100% get book tokens & certificates in assembly. She mentioned it in passing, she obviously didn’t think it was a

@speechwoman @SpeechPathAus I'm immediately skeptical when I see "Dyspraxia", do they mean Childhood Apraxia of Speech? Developmental Coordination Disorder? Or something else? Did you get any response from SPA?

Surprised to see this events.humanitix.com/2023-identific… in the Oct 25th @SpeechPathAus National eNews. The presenter seems to be a Cellfield, Sound Therapy, Tomatis, SoListen, Interactive Metronome, and Sensory Integration, etc. fan and it's doubtful that this event will be evidence-based.

This! It was October when I first recieved my #breastcancer diagnosis, and I found the month of "pink everywhere" really difficult.

I’m excited to share the news! @NancyYoung_ and I co-edited a book about Nancy’s wonderful infographic. Numerous chapter authors provide evidence-based guidance to support ALL learners in reading and writing. Dr. Reid Lyon called it “a masterpiece”! benchmarkeducation.com/y57360-climbin…

RT @shaunziegenfusz: Ok @NDIS I'm going to reverse engineer your responses to families. You keep telling people that Developmental Languag…

Here's a fun Speech Pathology week memory from 2012. That 2 year old is 13 now, he and his brother insist that odd socks are better than matching ones! Communication is so valuable, whether it's about small things (socks!) or bigger ones. #SPweek #SLPeeps #CommunicatingForLife

What are your best sources for books that provide a gentle introduction to 'normal' texts (i.e. non-decodable) for older readers still at the early stages of reading proficiency? (If you can't help, but are interested in the answers, please retweet.)

I am loving working on this new, very young strand of books with Macmillan. Cat Nap, Bird Bath, Hippo Potty and Chick Pea are an absolute joy to draw, and I’ve just received the green light to start on the final illustration for Cat Nap, which will be the first in this series.

I don't tweet much anymore (is it still called that?), but wanted to let the people who encouraged and supported me through my cancer treatment know- yesterday I had clear scans, which means 4 years cancer free! 🥳 #breastcancer #cancersucks

RT @doc_bipolar: 2 yrs ago today, my daughter had open heart surgery. She was 5. As a paediatrician, I felt helpless As a mum, I was t…

@jacq1101 I see families who have a child with a disability, medical conditions, learning difficulties, additional needs, who choose private schooling because they think their child will be taken care of better there.

@speechieLO Yup. But it's not just about funding. Go anywhere in Australia that has private and public schools and ask many middle class families where they send their kids...it's also about status and aspiration.

"It is a lie to say private schools take pressure off the public system. In fact, it is the opposite. Private schools take money out of public classrooms. They entrench inequality. They create and maintain privilege."

@aliceleung Same son loves maths and used to want to be a maths teacher. Has now, at 13, changed his mind because of the pay and conditions. It's fascinating to have a child who thinks about money, I certainly didn't think about money like that at his age!

@aliceleung My son, when he was around 11 years old: "it will be sad when I am old enough to move out of home. I won't see you and Dad very much, because I won't be able to afford to live near here". Our non-fancy western Sydney suburb has a median house price above $1 mill.

The property next to us went for auction today. The bidding started at over $1M 😵‍💫. We live in a non-fancy western Sydney suburb. I worry about how my kids will get housing when they grow up.

RT @aliceleung: “Private institutions, by definition, do not serve the public good. This whopping misdirection of shared resources away fro…

@caragleeson48 I'm not a teacher... but could you discuss this with his teacher, and maybe agree to him setting some goals, and receiving tickets focused on those goals, rather than on general classroom expectations? Maybe tickets for trying something new, asking for help, being kind to others?

@phonakins Re: the software billionaire, maybe we're meant to care in a Jane Austen-esque way, afterall, "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single many in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife".