NES Melbourne 2026 Speaker Portal

Little voices, big words

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Early Stages Theatre

Friday, September 4, 2026

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Overview

After this session, you will walk away with an understanding of the importance of building a solid oral language foundation and some practical, easy to implement activities to support children's vocabulary and overall literacy growth.

Speaker

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Kelly Cairns

Literacy Learning Partner

Melbourne Archdiocese of Catholic Schools

Little voices, big words.

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