This weekend, I am a keynote speaker and topic chair at the 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Learning Instruction and Teacher Education (ILITE) Conference which is held on 11th and 12th December 2021 at Hanoi National University of Education (Vietnam).
The conference is co-organised by Hanoi National University of Education (Vietnam) University of Cologne (Germany) University of Bayreuth (Germany) National Taiwan Normal University York University - UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability (Canada)
Here is my keynote presentation:
The association between children’s communication skills and academic performance
Abstract. Our communication ability impacts our identity, relationships, education, and employment. National prosperity, economy, health, wellbeing, and security requires successful communication. The foundations of speech, language and communication are established in early childhood. This is recognised in the Vietnamese Government’s Developmental Standards for 5-year-old children that includes the standard “to speak clearly”. Some children have speech, language and communication needs. The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) has studied 10,000 children since 2003. This presentation will describe the educational and social outcomes of children from the LSAC study. Australian children with speech, language and communication needs have significantly lower academic achievement in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and numeracy in grades 1, 3, and 5, slower progress in reading, writing, and overall school achievement at 8–9 years, poorer school outcomes with less positive trajectories at 12–13 years, and significantly lower academic achievement at 14–15 years. Additionally, Australian children with speech, language and communication needs have reported they experience significantly more bullying, have fewer friends, and do not enjoy attending school as much as their peers. This presentation will conclude with ways that educators in Vietnam and Australia can support children with speech, language and communication needs for sustainable education in the changing context.
Chair: Prof. Sharynne McLeod (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
Discussant: Prof Shihkuan Hsu (National Taiwan University)
1. Quality programs, quality teachers: Early childhood teacher programs in Australia Wendy Boyd (Southern Cross University, Australia)
2. Support from home for early learning and development of children under five years old from ethnic minorities in Viet Nam Bui T. Lam, Pham T. Ben, Tran T. K. Lien, Nguyen T.M. Dung (HNUE, Vietnam) Ho Sy Hung (Hong Duc University, Vietnam)
3. Tools to Measure Vietnamese Language and Reading in the Early School Years Giang T. Pham (San Diego State University, USA)
