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Speak Out
February 2013
Speech Pathology Australia
Call for Nominations
Share an enticing children’s book – it’s nomination time!
We’re asking you, your families and the people around you
to nominate a best book for language and/or speech sound
development.
Each year we receive a number of nominations
from non-members, but it is crucial that we have input
from you to maintain a speech pathology focus for the
awards.
The four categories awarded are:
•
Young Children
(age range 2-5 years)
•
Lower Primary
(age range 5-8 years)
•
Upper Primary
(age range 8-12 years)
•
Indigenous Children
(up to 12 years)
Each book should be exciting and stimulating, and needs to
satisfy a list of eligibility criteria:
• Written by an Australian author
• Readily available in Australia
• Must have been published in 2012 or 2013
• Retail for no more than $30
• Facilitates interaction and communication
• Appeals to a child
• The book must have quality graphics, design and
production
Nomination forms can be found by clicking on the ‘Book of
the Year Awards’ link on the website.
The deadline for nominations is 8 March 2013
Children’s Language & Literature Award:
Call for Nominations
A special part of the Book of the Year Awards is the
presentation of the Children’s Language and Literature
Award.
This award is a ‘Hall of Fame’ concept which
aims to recognise a writer who has contributed significantly,
and in an ongoing manner, to children’s language and
literature.
By recognising a well-known author, additional media
spotlight can fall on these Awards, and in turn highlight
speech pathology to a mass audience.
Previous winners include: Paul Jennings (2005),
Colin Thiele (2006) Mem Fox (2007) and Graeme Base
(2012).
This Award is no longer annual, but will be presented if
a suitable candidate is nominated. We are now seeking
nominations from members for a potential candidate for
2013.
C
ulminating in a presentation in October, these annual Awards continue to grow in stature and generate positive
public and media interest each year.
Speech pathologists are in a unique position to recommend books to parents and educators that assist children’s
speech, language and literacy development.
This year marks only the third year books are open to be nominated for the ‘Best Book for Language and Literacy
Development – Indigenous Children’, part of SPA’s initiative to bridge the gap in literacy rates between Indigenous and
non-Indigenous children.
Our first step is to collect book nominations, but if you’d like to be a particularly integral part of this initiative, why not
consider expressing your interest as a judge?
Book of the Year
Awards 2013
Book of the Year 2013 nominations