Workshop for speech pathologists, Dr. Rosie Hodges with a toddler client and her parent.

Workshop with Dr. Elise Baker & Dr. Rosie Hodges: Toddler Speech

$559.00

What You’ll Learn

  • Overview of early speech and lexical development (typical vs clinical populations)
  • Why assessing emerging speech matters—and how to do it
  • Review of existing speech production assessment tools for toddlers
  • Introduction to the Toddler Emerging Speech Assessment (TESA; Baker & Hodges, 2025), including the TESA-Mini, TESA-Extended and TESA-Pre-lexical 
  • How to analyse toddlers’ emerging speech skills such as word shapes and consonant sequences, in addition to their response types  
  • Evidence-informed principles for selecting early speech and lexical targets
  • Integrating speech goals into therapy plans for toddlers aged 18-36 months-old
  • Tracking progress: outcome measures that reflect change in speech and lexical skills, and how to communicate these parents/carers.

Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Blacktown Atura, 32 Cricketers Arms Rd, Prospect NSW 2148

Learn more about the workshop here.

Refunds policy – refunds are not available. However, you can transfer your ticket to a friend or colleague.

Please include your dietary restrictions or allergies in the notes section during checkout.
If purchasing for more additional participants, please include their full name and contact details in the notes section during checkout as well.

Questions or enquiries? Please email Rosie at rosie@wssp.com.au or call Word Stars on 9622 1616.

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One-day, highly practical workshop for speech pathologists who support young children with emerging speech and language development. 

You’ll gain evidence-based insights into toddlers’ speech acquisition, the complex relationship between emerging speech and vocabulary, and what to expect in toddlers’ emerging speech profiles. You’ll learn how to strategically assess, analyse, and select therapy targets for toddlers with emerging speech and vocabulary development. Walk away with practical tools and renewed confidence in your clinical decision-making.

This workshop is suitable for early career speech pathologists and experienced clinicians working with toddlers (18-month-olds – 36-month-olds).

Learn more about the workshop here.