Or next DLD diagnostic network will be on November 20th. Free to members. And membership starts at just £20 per year. #DevLangDis www.naplic.org.uk/event/dld-di...

I cannot inagine how it feels to be this boy’s parents. What on earth are we doing, with everything we know about the ways unregulated social media have changed us, letting it happen all over again but worse with chatbots? www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...

Did you know that the #DLDToolbox is translated into several languages? Here is the Spanish translation with thanks to Dra. Eva Aguilar-Mediavilla, University de les Illes Balears. idel.uib.es/traduccion-a...

Afasic are Hiring A Parent Support Service Manager to oversee and modernise this service. Part-time, 14 hours a week Fixed Term contract – 12 months Flexibility to work remotely with the ability to travel to the London office in Bethnal Green. More info and to Apply afasic.org.uk/work-with-us/

As ever, lots of lovely goodies in the @speechbite.bsky.social newsletter this month! Includes intervention for children with #DevLangDis #SLPeeps

Children with developmental language disorder are at increased risk for reading difficulties. Authors here examined the effects of a Multitiered System of Language Support on the preliteracy abilities of kindergarteners with DLD. https://on.asha.org/47CTXdI #DevLangDis

🧵The problem with removing labels (in any context), is that as soon as they go, there is no common language amongst professionals, across schools and other agencies. Everyone starts talking at cross purposes and misunderstanding each other. Everything becomes muddled and confused.

A big thank you to BBC South East for featuring #DLDDay this morning! It was fantastic to see them highlight the amazing artwork our students have done and help us raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). www.moorhouseschool.co.uk/news/?pid=0&... #devlangdis #dldawareness

Fantastic work @suemarr.bsky.social ! It was indeed a full on day.

🚨 It’s DLD Day TOMORROW! 💜💛 To celebrate #DLDday, we're giving away FREE access to our popular CPD webinar: "Supporting children with #DLD to access the maths curriculum"(usually £20). 🕒 Watch until 17th November 👉 training.moorhouseinstitute.com/course/index... #DevLangDis @radld.bsky.social

#DLDday is coming next week, so now is a good time to check out the Developmental Language Disorder starter pack. #DevLangDis go.bsky.app/FMV4dou

🚨 Only 3 days until #DLDday!💜💛 We were lucky enough to have Abraz Hussain come to speak with our older students about his personal experience of #DLD. Despite challenges, Abraz is a qualified social worker. His key message: 💬 "There’s no shame in asking for help." @radld.bsky.social #devlangdis

🚨 Only 4 days until #DLDday! 💜💛 And today is Myth-Busting Monday! As the countdown continues, we've tackled these common misconceptions, and more, in our latest blog 👇 🔗 www.moorhouseinstitute.com/7-myths-abou... #DevLangDis #DLD @radld.bsky.social

The artwork created by our students is just wonderful. Very thoughtful and insightful into their strengths and the challenges of living with DLD. #DevLangDis

Read this thread if you are unsure what DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) is #DevLangDis

💜💛Next Friday, 17th October is #DLD Awareness Day, organised by @radld.bsky.social💛 💜 Tomorrow, we kick off our one-week countdown⏰ Join us every day as we share resources, stories, and action. 📅 Mark your calendar! #DLDday #CouldItBeLanguage #DevLangDis #YouCantSeeDLD #DLDAwareness #DLDMatters

We have fact sheets about DLD in English, plus-Brazilian Portuguese, Slovenian, Estonian, Indonesian. Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, Slovak, Georgian, Romanian, Czech, Bengali and German. Find them here: radld.org/about/dld/dl... #DLDday #DevLangDis

This Thursday (Oct 2nd) @hannahhobson.bsky.social is presenting @radld.bsky.social's @deevybee.bsky.social lecture on camouflaging in #DevLangDis. Don't miss it. Recording tickets also available. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-d... #DLDday

We're so proud to have led on this important work to identify the research priorities for DLD, working alongside the RCSLT and an amazing group of contributors. Read more, including either the full report or easy-read version at the link below. rb.gy/y88104

Want to join a vibrant research- active team committed to advancing knowledge with impact & supporting the development of excellent person-centred evidence based health professionals? We have a vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Speech & Language therapy :-) Details below, closing date Sept 17th

A courteous but very impressive rebuke to Nigel Farage from the Bishop of Oxford. "I heard no compassion in what you said...". "I disagree profoundly with your attempts to ... increase fear of the stranger in our communities". Do read. blogs.oxford.anglican.org/an-open-lett...

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

Fantastic. This is just what we need. Could you also do one on language difficulties? Especially Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) which affects 7% of children (2 in every classroom). Low awareness means that people with DLD have to constantly explain what DLD is. #DLDday is on 17th Oct

When funding models dictate services - especially when excellent evidence exists that may contradict those funding models - we need to rigorously query what clinicians are doing

🚨 Great to see this @healthwatchengland.bsky.social post capture how people value speech and language therapy and highlight some of the issues they face accessing it. 😃 Very good to see the RCSLT's 'A profession under pressure' report highlighted. 👏 @gillianrudd.bsky.social.

💰🔐 In @ashajournals.bsky.social Both implicit (fast, effortless, unconscious) & explicit (slow, effortful, conscious) processes are relevant to language; & adults with #devlangdis may require additional processing time in cognitive and linguistic tasks. pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

Need an update on the evidence base for interventions for children with DLD? My task for the next few weeks is reading all the intervention studies published since I last ran this course to make sure it really is current. #DevLangDis

Delighted this paper is finally published. First in a series of papers looking at morphological intervention focused on affixes for improving vocabulary in children with DLD #DevLangDis www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... First 50 clicks get free author copy here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9VJBM...

📰 Simon Jenkins has written a comment piece on the issue in the @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Pleased to be a signatory. Given the foundational role of oral language in both education & relationships, it is crucial that a focus on supporting the development of children's oral language (ie #oracy) is recognised as a core part of the curriculum.

We're proud to be supporting the campaign for inclusive #oracy education, led by @voice21oracy.bsky.social , as a signatory on this important call for action. Read the Guardian's coverage here: www.theguardian.com/education/20...

here you go educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...

Our Concept Cat study featured in Nursery World yesterday. It showed whole class vocabulary teaching worked in Early Years and promoted learning of abstract concepts and wait for it, this also impacted on maths. EYPP children made accelerated progress too. www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/news...

Connect with the Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) community on BlueSky with our #DevLangDis start pack. go.bsky.app/FMV4dou If you're not listed and think you should be, then message us. Help us reach a bigger audience by sharing this post also

Parents of children w/DLD have unique needs. But support groups have not been adapted for use with this population. LSHSS study explored the needs of these parents & got their perspectives on participating in such a support group. @mauraofallon.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social #DLD #LSHSS

@charjenns.bsky.social Announcing our new book #Communication #interventions with #Deaf People with @kristinsnoddon.bsky.social @katerowley.bsky.social Leila Holcomb, Claudia Becker, Christine Yoshinaga Itano, Susan Easterbrooks, Evelien Dirks, Martina Curtin, Karin Schamroth… #bskyspeechies

Developmental Language Disorder doesn’t just have a mention. It has its own paragraph! Page 81 of the government’s new Writing Framework, going into every school. Have we just got past the ‘never heard of it’ stage?! #writingframework #literacyhubs #dld #devlangdis #slcn #81

So pleased to have been able to contribute a chapter to this book edited so expertly by Rosalind Herman and Charlotte Ems.

“Double me!” You know I can’t resist a good language development video, which is why this one from shshshayla on TT jumped right to the top my list for sharing this week. Thread 🧵

#FacilitatedCommunication is a controversial method, NOT recommended by the NHS & other professional bodies & charities due to a lack of evidence, writes @garynunn.bsky.social Alex's parents are working with the #RCSLT on new guidance re assessing Mental Capacity. #grossEXPLOITATION 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

Cheering on Prof. @suze-freogirl.bsky.social as she discusses her recent publication on the rewards and challenges of parenting a child with #DevLangDis Open access ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LaLYP

Spencer, T. D., Kirby, M. S., Gardner, C., & Petersen, D. B. (2025). Effect of oral academic narrative language intervention on listening comprehension and generalised word learning: A proof of concept study. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–14. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Dilbaz-Gürsoy, M., & Özcebe, E. (2025). Social-emotional development in children with at risk of developmental language disorder: Relationships with interactional behaviours and language abilities. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–14. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

We're back, with a fresh new lineup of talks and workshops! Get your place while you still can to learn about how to make your research more robust and how to deal with scientific fraud! This event is free and open to all: tinyurl.com/3ewaduvm

Please consider sponsoring Maggie Snowling who is celebrating a big birthday by doing a big walk in support of Afasic - every little helps! fundraising.afasic.org.uk/fundraising/...

Open to those who have completed our SHAPE CODING part 1 course, our Practical Applications course provides opportunities for participants to become more confident with the coding to use for intervention in a clinical or educational setting. www.moorhouseinstitute.com/the-shape-co... #shapecoding

What an amazing experience: learning Portuguese (well the grammar at least), adapting @shapecoding.com to incorporate aspects of Portuguese grammar that don't exist in English & delivering 8hr course to 320 very enthusiastic Brazilian SLTs. Thank you for the extremely warm welcome Brazil!

Just about to present on our intervention research projects with children with DLD #DevLangDis at Federal university of Sao Paulo. Here is me preparing on the hotel rooftop yesterday

We think that removing statutory obligations on local authorities could mean many children do not get the support they need to reach their potential. Please sign the petition today petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Now open access: Intervention factors associated with efficacy, when targeting oral language comprehension of children with or at risk for (Developmental) Language Disorder: A meta-analysis #DevLangDis #WeSpeechies #SLP #SLT #SLPeeps #slp2be onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...