Research Output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
The overarching goal of my research is to inform the development of high quality, equitable, culturally appropriate health and education services to facilitate positive engagement in society and equity of opportunity for all.
My program of research has two main foci:
(1) To investigate and support the speech, language and literacy development of culturally and linguistically diverse children. I am specifically engaged in research involving families from migrant, refugee and Indigenous backgrounds.
(2) To facilitate the development of culturally competent professionals and workplaces that support people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to participate in safe and respectful spaces that positive lifelong outcomes.
AREAS OF SPECIALISATION
Cultural competence
Multilingual and multicultural practice
Children with speech, language, and communication needs
Autism in young children
Early years education
Speech-language pathology
Education/Academic qualification
Speech-language pathology/early childhood education, Doctor of Philosophy, Charles Sturt University
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Research Output 2011 2018
Indigenous Australian children’s speech and language: Academic outcomes and access to services
McLeod, S., Harrison, L., Wang, C. & Verdon, S., 2018, Melbourne, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Assessment of children as effective communicators in early childhood education and care: A literature review
Verdon, S., Mackenzie, N., McLeod, S., Davidson, C., Masso, S., Verdon, L. & Edwards-Groves, C., 2017, (Submitted) Melbourne, VIC: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. 67 p.Research output: Book/Report › Research report not released to public
Tutorial: Speech assessment for multilingual children who do not speak the same language(s) as the speech-language pathologist
McLeod, S., Verdon, S., International Expert Panel on Multilingual Children's Speech, Crowe, K., Hopf, S., McCormack, J. & Masso, S., 2017, In : American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 26, 3, p. 691-708 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Language
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Speech Sound Disorder
Why support diversity in early childhood?
Verdon, S., 2017, Early Learning ReviewResearch output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article
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Clinical guideline: Working in a culturally and linguistically diverse society
Verdon, S., Armstrong, H., Basso, R., Blake, H., Crowe, K., Heine, C., Hopf, S., Huang, A., McLeod, S., Pham, B., Walker-Smith, K. & Webster, K., 2016, Speech Pathology Australia.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Prizes
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childhood
student
education
leadership
science
Activities 2013 2017
- 7 Invited talk
Pathways to culturally competent practice with multilingual children: Translating theory into practice
Verdon, S. (Speaker)23 Nov 2017 → 24 Nov 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Pathways to Cultural Competence
Verdon, S. (Speaker)2016
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Embracing Diversity – Creating Equality: Supporting the speech, language and communication of culturally and linguistically diverse children
Verdon, S. (Speaker)2015
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Enhancing practice with children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Verdon, S. (Speaker)2015
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Embracing diversity, creating equality: Supporting children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Verdon, S. (Speaker)2014
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press / Media
'VietSpeech' project to deliver for Australia
Sharynne McLeod, Sarah Verdon & Cen Wang
27/06/18 → 28/06/18
2 items of media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Support needed for cultural and linguistic diversity in early childhood, study shows
18/05/15
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media