May 26, 2025

Advising colleagues on the speech of children who speak languages other than English

Today I had a fascinating day advising colleagues on how to consider the speech of children who speak languages other than English. The children's parents were concerned about their speech - and the current processes only allow for assessment in English. 

We talked about the usefulness of the following websites:

and the processes that are recommended using the SACHL - https://www.csu.edu.au/research/multilingual-speech/speech-assessments/sachl