Interesting paper about how children with DLD with good word skills are often overlooked by families. Another reason why we need more awareness of Developmental Language Disorder #DevLangDis

@nikkimcdonald.bsky.social shares her son's journey with speech and language therapy for his severe #SSD showing the value of evidence-based dosage to support Raising Awareness of Dosage in Speech Sound Disorder (RADiSSD). Find it here www.thespeechdoctorni.co.uk/radissd @csdrnetwork.bsky.social

Teachers - 1 week left to apply! ⏰ Don’t miss this opportunity to turn your brilliant teaching idea into a reality! Apply by midnight, Wednesday 14 January 2026. Find out more and apply today at 👉 Find out more and apply today at 👉 shinetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/l...

'DLD and literacy' is the theme for next week's SLCN specialist teacher network. Sharing knowledge and learning together. CPD dates and bookings are www.naplic.org.uk/events/ Join NAPLIC: www.naplic.org.uk/membership/ #DevLangDis

Will you help shape the future of the SEND system? The Government wants to hear from parents, specialists and educators like you to help fix the SEND crisis. Together, we can press SEND on a future where every voice is heard. Fill out the survey today: https://bit.ly/4plnZt7

📢 Calling all parents and carers in England. 🫵🏻🫵🏾🫵🏿 If you've not yet filled out the @dcpcampaign.bsky.social's survey, there's still time. 🔗 The link is below. survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90986013/...

'DLD and literacy' is the theme for next week's SLCN specialist teacher network. Sharing knowledge and learning together. CPD dates and bookings are www.naplic.org.uk/events/ Join NAPLIC: www.naplic.org.uk/membership/ #DevLangDis

📢 Want to make your voice heard in the 'SEND reform national conversation' in England? 💻 You can do so here: consult.education.gov.uk/digital-comm... 🚨 You have 8 days left to respond. ⏰ Deadline: 14 January 2026. 🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿 Thank you!

Here is Robyn's last few pics of her 25 days of Christmas outfits. Her target is still in sight & with a push we could get to the £1500 target. Here is her fundraising page if you would like to make a small contribution to help Robyn help Afasic Thank You. www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...

Open access paper looking at the communication participation experiences of 5–12 years old with communication disability, including #DevLangDis: doi.org/10.1111/1460... #SLPeeps

A piece of research I am very proud of. The data took a long time to collect (thanks Covid). Brilliant work with the team including @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social et al. High prevalence of #DevLangDis in #FLPs and links to psychosocial outcomes www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

H N Y! Wishing everyone health & happiness for the year ahead. Our little guy with DLD got an EHCP last term & his school has been really organised at putting in support for him. We feel very lucky to be in this position. White paper soon! #dld #devlangdis #speechiesofinstagram #speechtherapy

🇺🇦 Heard of Grunya Yefimovna Sukhareva❓TIL: that she was a Jewish-Ukrainian psychiatrist who defined/pathologized #autism in 1925, pre-dating Kanner & Asperger who didn't cite her remarkable work. Unlike them, she documented how it affected women&girls. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunya_... #bskySPEECHIES

Reconnecting with social media and had to share this fabulous open access article! #DevLangDis @karlamcgregor.bsky.social we loved discussing this in our doc seminar with Dr. Kamhi! pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...

"Behavioral research has shown deeper semantic encoding of text frm paper than frm screen...findings provide evidence of differncs in brain responses to texts presented in print& digital media, includg deeper semantic encoding for print than digital texts."Pub: May 22, 2024 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Teacher salaries haven’t increased as much as average earnings. (Doctor lines are same). But I always wonder: how much of this is because of huge minimum wage increases bringing the average up?

Our article on intervention factors associated with comprehension intervention efficacy has had over 1000 views, yay! Have you read it yet? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

E-DLD's Christmas countdown - Day 7! Today’s fact is that DLD is a lifelong disorder, characterised by persistent difficulties in language from childhood through to adulthood. See where we get our facts: radld.org/about/dld/dl... #DevLangDis #DLD #Day7 #CountdownToChristmas

E-DLD's Christmas countdown - Day 6! Today’s fact is that DLD is likely caused by a combination of genes. All of the facts we are sharing are from RADLD’s DLD fact sheet which can be found here: radld.org/about/dld/dl... #DevLangDis #DLD #Day6 #CountdownToChristmas

E-DLD's Christmas countdown - Day 5! Today’s fact is that DLD tends to run in families. All of the facts we are sharing are from RADLD’s DLD fact sheet which can be found here: radld.org/about/dld/dl... #DevLangDis #DLD #Day5 #CountdownToChristmas

2nd class post deadline has gone 1st class is 20th! To post each Xmas card this year 1st Class costs £1.70 You can: Stuff lots of cards in the post again. Or stuff the cost of the stamps & cards into a donation to Afasic, & send Christmas ecards instead!‍ www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...

🫶 After-school meltdowns can be a form of communication. Learn how to reduce language load and support connection using SLP-informed strategies. Full blog + video 👇 communicatingtogether.ca/%f0%9f%ab%b6... #SLP #SpeechTherapy #WaterlooON #ParentingTips #Neurodiversity

BIG news!⚡ Our new online space – made by and for young people with speech and language challenges – is live on our website🥳 Find advice, information, and stories online now – plus ways to make your voice heard as part of an amazing community: https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/for-young-people/

www.speechbubbles.org.uk/recruitment Looking for a new challenge in 2026? We are looking for #Trustees to support our fantastic #Charity #Children #Communication #Creativity

Are you a Speech and Language Therapist interested in doing a PhD? If so, please see our information on funded doctoral studentships at City St George’s for October 2026 entry! There are four exciting SLT related projects being advertised: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-...

Happy Tuesday E-DLD followers! Today's research study aimed to investigate the association between language and offending behaviour. Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/languag... Original article: doi.org/10.1111/1460... #DevLangDis #DLD #offending #JusticeSystem

E-DLD's Christmas countdown - Day 3! Today’s fact is that some conditions co-occur with DLD. For example, DLD commonly occurs with ADHD, dyslexia and reading comprehension difficulties. See where we get our facts: radld.org/about/dld/dl... #DevLangDis #DLD #Day3 #CountdownToChristmas

I was on the #RCSLT podcast to discuss our #IJLCD paper where we identified 6 questions we can ask parents of 2-3-year-olds that have >70% sensitivity and specificity for predicting language outcome 8 years later when the child is 11-12yo #DLD #DevLangDis 1/3 www.buzzsprout.com/1211822/epis...

Team @lalyp.bsky.social has joined @bsky.app. Give us a follow if you're interested in all things language, literacy, and mental health! #DevLangDis. Find out more about our work at www.lalyp.com.au

E-DLD’s Christmas countdown! Today’s fact is that 1 in 14 people have DLD. That’s approximately 2 children in every classroom that have DLD. See where we get our facts: radld.org/about/dld/dl... #DevLangDis #DLD #DayOne #CountdownToChristmas

Welcome @lalyp.bsky.social to BlueSky! Or at least onto my radar 😄. Give them a follow and others on the #DevLangDis starter pack. Building connections for Developmental Language Disorder. go.bsky.app/FMV4dou

#DevLangDis podcast alert. Thanks to @moorhouseinstitute.com

Does your school have a great #PastoralCare idea that deserves recognition? ENTER/NOMINATE NOW! 'Pastoral Development of the Year' Award🏆 Enter the National Awards for Pastoral Care in Education 2026 here: https://www.napce.org.uk/national-awards-for-pastoral-care-in-education-2026-entry-now-open

Last week the government indicated that creating more specialist places in mainstream can bring down SEND spending but sector leaders and heads have warned that this won't deliver significant savings in the short term and needs more than just capital funding. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

2026 is just around the corner! NAPLIC has CPD dates for members on the events page on our website. Networks: 1 Specialist SLCN teachers 2 SLCN provisions 3 Working with adults with #DevLangDis 4 DLD diagnosis and a journal club. all free to members. www.naplic.org.uk/events/

Hello E-DLD followers! Today's research study aimed to investigate whether parental emotional regulation is related to the emotional regulation of their children. Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/does-pa... Original article: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy... #DevLangDis #DLD #EmotionalRegulation

Robyn an Ambassador for Afasic is participating in a self challenging event called 25 outfits of Christmas for Afasic. Here are 12 of the outfits Robyn will wear. Please support Robyn who also has DLD by making a donation using the QR code or www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/... Thank you.

Wow! When an experienced teacher writes a summary of our work (without any input from us) and it is so spot on we know we are getting it right. Thank you to Claire Stanley from Goodway Nursery School and @midlandssph.bsky.social. Concept Cat is now one of @theeef.bsky.social's promising programmes!

Yesterday, we attended an incredible roundtable with @dcpcampaign.bsky.social and the Speech, Language and Communication Alliance to present our economic report to MPs and sector experts. Thank you to @thurrockjen.bsky.social for hosting, and Abraz and Chantal for sharing their experiences.

🚀 New research opportunity! We’re partnering with The Gatsby Charitable Foundation to commission a new review exploring metacognitive teaching in 16–19 settings. The study will examine how common metacognitive approaches are and how they’re currently being used. Apply: tinyurl.com/7pvmx2ha

2026 is just around the corner! NAPLIC has CPD dates for members on the events page on our website. Networks: 1 Specialist SLCN teachers 2 SLCN provisions 3 Working with adults with #DevLangDis 4 DLD diagnosis and a journal club. all free to members. www.naplic.org.uk/events/

'Baby Talk' boosts language development! Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2riD...

I'm excited for our second episode to be released tomorrow. "Is Learning Multiple Languages Confusing My Kid?"

Today's research study aimed to investigate how research can be made more accessible for the DLD community Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/making-... Original article: doi.org/10.1111/1460... YouTube summary: youtu.be/NA5ivsfRzVo?... #DevLangDis #DLD #accessibility #PlainLanguageSummary

Still feeling a certain incredulity about having a poem displayed in Trafalgar Square. Grateful to ⁦‪⁦‪@PoetrySociety‬⁩ for trusting me to write this special poem. poetrysociety.org.uk/news/look-no...

📢 Want to take part in the 'SEND reform national conversation' in England? 💻You can do so on the link below. ⏰ Deadline: 14 January 2026. 🙏🏻 Thank you! 😊 Your responses will help to support the RCSLT's #SEND policy and influencing work. consult.education.gov.uk/digital-comm...

The @channel5_tv news want to pop in to playgroup & chat about the cost of living. Ready to welcome them in a RADLD jumper & keen to add that to have a lasting impact on child poverty & life chances u must target SLCN. (Well…it got cut but I’ll keep trying 😄). #dld #childpoverty youtu.be/YEvobfg1bsA

WHO DOESN'T 😍LOVE😍 AN INTERESTING QUESTIONNAIRE? Mohammad Hossein Ghane PhD (given name: Ghane) researcher in applied #linguistics at Yazd University in 🇮🇷Iran seeks native English speakers for an online survey. (survey.porsline.ir/s/vUsWyK8P) www.researchgate.net/profile/Moha... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

DLD and reading comprehension. #DevLangDis

Just 1 day left to get to our target £13.680. We have £8,362 so we really do need your help! We know it’s a hard time of year and are asking you to dig deep, & if you can make a donation. Donations are doubled please add gift aid so we get more from each donation. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...