American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD) - Dec 2024 newsletter

I am a certified specialist of the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders with BCS-CL Certification.

"The American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD) is a nonprofit Board recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association since 2000 as having oversight of Specialty Certification in the area of child language. Board Certified Specialists represent a cross section of our profession, including those who are in private practice or business; in school, medical, or university settings; and are from geographical areas across the world."

The ABCLLD included my ASHA award in their December newsletter: 

"The ABCLLD is immensely proud of two of our Board Certified Specialists in

Child Language who were named 2024 ASHA Awards Recipients... Each of these Specialists is a fine example of the ABCLLD's mission and the advanced knowledge, skills, leadership, and experience we exemplify in child language. We encourage all fellow Specialists to extend congratulations to both Shari and Sharynne!"

 

Invited lectures in 2024 (so far)

I am very honoured to be speaking to a wide range of people across the world during 2024. Here is my invited lecture/keynote schedule so far (in reverse chronological order): 

1. McLeod, S., Blake, H. L., Margetson, K., & Verdon, S. (2024, December). Culturally appropriate assessment in international contexts. [Invited 1-hour session]. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Seattle, WA, USA. https://convention.asha.org/ 
2. McLeod, S. & Margetson, K. (2024, Oct 19-20). Multilingual speech development, assessment, analysis and intervention [Invited workshop]. Hong Kong, SAR China. 
   
3. McLeod, S. (2024, September 12-14). Multilingual children’s speech development, assessment and interventions [Invited keynote]. 23rd Congress of Otorhinolaryngology Foundation [23o Congresso da FORL], Sao Paulo, Brazil https://www.congressoforl.org/ 
4. McLeod, S. (2024, September 12-14). Communication rights and the Sustainable Development Goals [Invited keynote]. 23rd Congress of Otorhinolaryngology Foundation [23o Congresso da FORL], Sao Paulo, Brazil https://www.congressoforl.org/ 
5. McLeod, S., Blake, H. L. & Margetson, K. (2024, June 27-29). Multilingual speech development and disorders: A contemporary perspective of children’s speech development in languages of the world [Invited presentation]. 100th Anniversary Celebration of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP), Vienna, Austria (online). https://ialp-org.com/event/9853/ 
6. McLeod, S. (2024, June). Are we really listening to children? [Invited keynote]. Child Language Teaching and Therapy 2024 Summer Lecture, London, UK (online). 
7. McLeod, S. (2024, May 23). Multilingual children’s speech. [Invited lecture]. Bristol Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professor Presentation. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. https://www.bristol.ac.uk/international-research-development/visiting-researchers/visitors-for-202324/sharynne_mcleod/ 
8. McLeod, S. (2024, May 15). Communication professionals need to advocate for communication rights and the Sustainable Development Goals. [Seminar]. School of Arts, Culture and Language, Bangor University. Bangor, UK. https://www.bangor.ac.uk/arts-culture-language/dlelb 
9. McLeod, S. (2024, May 3). Communication rights and social justice: Enhancing communicative participation for children with speech, language and communication needs. [Seminar]. Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. Cambridge, UK. https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/ 
10. McLeod, S. (2024, April 30). All children should be seen AND heard: The importance of communication so children can thrive. [Invited lecture]. Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit and Underwood Trust Annual Lecture, Bristol, UK. https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/Bristol-Speech-Language-Therapy-Research-Unit 
11. McLeod, S. (2024, April 29). Speech, language and communication: An overview for dentists. [Invited lecture]. Bristol Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professor Presentation. Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. https://www.bristol.ac.uk/international-research-development/visiting-researchers/visitors-for-202324/sharynne_mcleod/ 
12. McLeod, S. (2024, April 24). Communicating with children and families in a multilingual world. [Invited lecture]. School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University Lecture, Llandaff, Wales, UK. 
13. McLeod, S. & Margetson, K. (2024, April 18). Assessing children’s speech in unfamiliar languages: Insights from Vietnamese-English children [Invited keynote]. XI LLDI Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.  
14. McLeod, S. (2024, February). Supporting monolingual and multilingual children’s phonological development. [Invited keynote]. 2024 Nancy McKinley Lecture organised by the American Board of Child Language & Language Disorders (online).  https://www.speechpathology.com/slp-ceus/course/supporting-monolingual-and-multilingual-children-10849 
15. McLeod, S. (2024, February). PhD by Publication (or prior publication). [Invited presenter] Charles Sturt University Faculty of Arts and Education, Canberra

Invited Nancy McKinley Lecture - Supporting Monolingual and Multilingual Children’s Phonological Development

This morning I was honoured to present (online) the 2024 Nancy McKinley Lecture organised by the American Board of Child Language & Language Disorders that was attended by 711 people across the USA.

https://www.speechpathology.com/slp-ceus/nancy-mckinley-lecture-series/

 Supporting Monolingual and Multilingual Children’s Phonological Development 

By age 5, most children worldwide have acquired most consonants, vowels (and tones), and are intelligible. Respectful assessments that analyze children’s speech in all thei r home languages, and consider standard and dialect forms relevant to the child’s family, are described in this course. Free, evidence-based resources to support SLPs working with monolingual and multilingual children are also shared.

https://www.speechpathology.com/slp-ceus/course/supporting-monolingual-and-multilingual-children-10849

 

https://www.childlanguagespecialist.org/specialist/sharynne-mcleod/

American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders

Recently the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders have updated their map. I am the only non-American to be invited to join the board. Now their map includes me!

A welcome message from the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders

It was lovely to receive an email today welcoming the new members of the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders. 

Here is their profile of me: https://www.childlanguagespecialist.org/specialist/sharynne-mcleod/

Culturally responsive practice for children with communication disorders

Congratulations A/Prof Sarah Verdon on your prestigous invitation to present a live webinar for the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders titled: "Culturally responsive practice for children with communication disorders" https://speechpathology.com

Board Certified Specialist in Child Language

I just received the following information from the Chair of the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders Linda R. Schreiber, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL "The American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD) has approved your Board Certification. You are now a Board Certified Specialist in Child Language!"

The American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD) is a nonprofit Board recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association since 2000 as having oversight of Specialty Certification in the area of child language. Board Certified Specialists represent a cross section of our profession, including those who are in private practice or business; in school, medical, or university settings; and are from geographical areas across the U.S...The ABCLLD is the only entity that can provide Board Certification of professionals who demonstrate excellence in their knowledge, skills, experience, and leadership in child language.