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Beyond Speech Workshop 2023: Exploring cultural and linguistic diversity in children with hearing loss
August 14, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm AEST
Many children with hearing loss communicate using more than one language, or are otherwise culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD). Support services for children with hearing loss have a growing awareness of the specific needs of these groups. A better understanding of the strengths and challenges facing CALD children with hearing loss in developing language skills has the potential to achieve improved outcomes. Continuing from the Beyond Speech multidisciplinary workshops of 2020, 2021 and 2022, this year’s online workshop offers new research findings on how language development proceeds in children with hearing loss, particularly in multilingual and CALD contexts. The workshop will also bring together perspectives from clinicians to discuss strategies to support children in these contexts. For more information or to register, please see our website: http://goto.mq/beyondspeechworkshop2023
The Child Language lab is currently recruiting children for several studies:
- Normal hearing 2-6-year-olds speaking mainly English at home (email Nan Xu Rattanasone nan.xu@mq.edu.au)
- Normal hearing 4-6 year-olds, using English as their only language (email Elise Tobin elise.tobin@hdr.mq.edu.au)
- Normal hearing 4-6 year-olds, using English as their only language, with a Speech Sound Disorder diagnosis & without additional needs (email Elise Tobin elise.tobin@hdr.mq.edu.au)
OR register your general interest in participating in our studies here