Grow Words is owned by Shannon Wandschneider and Dr Sharon Crosbie. Shannon is a speech pathologist who has worked across a range of educational settings and in the research setting. She has had a paper presented at a conference. Sharon is a speech pathologist who has completed her PhD in speech pathology. She has worked across a broad range of health and research settings. Sharon has published a number of publications in peer-reviewed journals, and has presented at many international conferences. She has also been the co-author of many widely used assessments including:
Core Vocabulary (Dodd B; Crosbie, S. & Holm, A. Core vocabulary: intervention for children with inconsistent speech disorder. University of Queensland: Brisbane. 2004.)
Differential Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology DEAP (Dodd, B., Zhu H., Crosbie, S., Holm, A., & Ozanne, A. Differential Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology. 2002, London: Psychological Corporation.)
Preschool and Primary Inventory of Phonological Awareness PIPA (Dodd, B., Crosbie, S., McIntosh, B, Teitzel, T. & Ozanne, A. Preschool and Primary Inventory of Phonological Awareness. 2000, London: Psychological Corporation)
ILLUSTRATOR
Scott McIntosh illustrated the Sea Words and Food Words series, Irregular Plurals, Regular Plurals, He and She and Sequencing.
CONFERENCES
2011
Speech Pathology Australia Qld Private Practice Member Network Quality Private Practice Management Seminar
2011 LDA / LSTAQ / SPELD Joint Conference
Department of Education and Early Chilhood Development Conference for Speech Pathologists
Speech Pathology Australia NSW Private Practice Member Network Quality Private Practice Management Seminar
Beginning and Establishing Teachers Conference
2010
Speech Pathology Australia Queensland Private Practice Member Network Quality Private Practice Management Seminar
TADS 2010 Training and Development Seminars for Education Queensland Speech Language Pathologists
2009
Early Childhood Teachers' Association State Conference
Beginning and Establishing Teachers Conference
PRESS
Read reviews of Grow Words resources in:
Speech Pathology Resources (ACQuring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing Volume 11, Number 2, 2009 Literacy) http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/publications/acq
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Media Reviews (Education Young Children - Learning and Teaching in the Early Childhood Years Volume 15, Number 3, 2009)
Media Reviews (Educating Young Children - Learning and Teaching in the Early Childhood Years Volume 15, Number 3, 2009)
Speech Language Therapy in Practice Magazine