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The 2014 National Tour speaker is Dr Julia Starling –“Supporting upper primary older school-aged children and adolescents with language and literacy difficulty: Time for some creative thinking!” Dr Julia Starling will be presenting a two- day workshop on the nature and impact of, and interventions for, older school-aged children and adolescents with language and literacy difficulties. The content will include both school-based and clinical management approaches. The content of the highly interactive workshops will be based on Julia’s extensive clinical and research focus in this area, an interest that has led to many national and international presentations and publications in recent years. For example, she was an invited author for a clinical forum on language and communication disorders in adolescents in the October 2012 issue of Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools . Julia maintains her private caseload of mainly upper primary and secondary students, is implementing an evidence-based teacher training program in a group of secondary schools in Sydney, regularly lectures and

presents seminars and workshops, and continues an active involvement in research projects. Additionally Julia is president of the Learning Difficulties Coalition of NSW. The workshop objectives for participants include: • Gaining an increased insight into the nature and impact of language and literacy difficulties in upper primary children and adolescent population. Expanded knowledge of evidence- based and clinical best practice management approaches for supporting this population. A greater awareness of, and direct experience with, a wide range of language and literacy resources appropriate for both school-based and clinical service delivery. The flyer for the 2014 National Tour is available on the SPA website under News and Events > Association National Tour webpage . For further information on the objectives, content and registration fees for the workshop, please go to the flyer. The planned itinerary is as follows, but may be subject to change: • •

Location Brisbane

Dates

Thursday 20 and Friday 21 February 2014 – ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Monday 31 March and Tuesday 1 April 2014 – ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Melbourne

Thursday 26 June and Friday 27 June 2014 – ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Darwin

Monday 4 August and Tuesday 5 August 2014 – ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Adelaide

Thursday 7 and Friday 8 August 2014 – ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Perth

Thursday 21 and Friday 22 August 2014 – ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Hobart

Thursday 30 October and Friday 31 October 2014

Canberra

Thursday 13 and Friday 14 November 2014

Sydney

Watch this space for further information as it becomes available.

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