Nichola Shelton
@nichola-slp.bsky.social
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Speech Pathologist
@sydney.edu.au
#DevLangDis
#DLD
#SLPeeps
#bskyspeechies
#SLPhDone
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So pleased to see this published in LSHSS! Huge thanks to
@natmunro.bsky.social
, Mel Keep,
@juliastarling.bsky.social
, and Lyn Tieu.
on.asha.org/4fCwdJj
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#DevLangDis
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8 months ago
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Open-access paper looking at quality of life in children with
#DevLangDis
#SLPeeps
doi.org/10.3390/chil...
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https://doi.org/10.3390/children13030418
14 days ago
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Having chatted with my students about dialects, I might need to introduce them to mine via this piece. You might appreciate this
@becsutherland.bsky.social
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18 days ago
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Watching the Olympics halfpipe qualifiers and the commentators are like, “that’s a frontside 720 spatula and a backside 540 side table” and I’m nodding along like “yes, of course, classic lampshade manoeuvre” and pretending I understand any of those words.
about 2 months ago
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New open access paper: Being understood: Neurodivergent care leavers’ perspectives on their own communication skills Some really important insights about the importance of connection and advocacy for young people with
#DevLangDis
#SLPeeps
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Being understood: Neurodivergent care leavers’ perspectives on their own communication skills - Sarah Spencer, Vicki Roberts, Kerstin Schroeter, Judy Clegg, 2026
Background Emerging research has suggested that a significant proportion of children and young people in looked after care present with communication needs incl...
https://doi.org/10.1177/02656590251411749
about 2 months ago
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Interesting open-access read: Preschoolers with
#DevLangDis
who first began Rx with an already partially-learned grammatical target made stronger initial gains on their learning of difficult targets compared to children who began with a difficult target.
#SLPeeps
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2 months ago
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Open access paper looking at the communication participation experiences of 5–12 years old with communication disability, including
#DevLangDis
:
doi.org/10.1111/1460...
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.70170
3 months ago
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Ninja mode activated, Gavin contemplates the Ghost of Christmas Chaos Yet to Come. His eyes are aglow in the knowledge of festive destruction. No wrapping paper is safe, and tree ornaments are already hurling themselves to the floor in surrender. Santa has been warned.
4 months ago
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Reading Comprehension Intervention in Population with Developmental Language Disorder: A Scoping Review
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106608
4 months ago
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Gavin’s impatiently awaiting another wicket.
#Ashes2025
4 months ago
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Open access: Key Stakeholder Views on Educational Support and Academic Progress for Students With
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. Three students with DLD (12–16 years) and their caregivers, teachers, support staff, and SLP all interviewed. Findings: It's complex!
doi.org/10.1044/2025...
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Key Stakeholder Views on Educational Support and Academic Progress for Students With Developmental Language Disorder
Purpose: Provision of adequate support is much needed to secure equal educational opportunities for students with developmental language disorder...
https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_LSHSS-25-00084
4 months ago
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Nichola Shelton
4 months ago
The November
@speechbite.bsky.social
newsletter is out now:
bit.ly/4rj7xLj
This issue covers Rx for child speech and language, literacy, aphasia, dysarthria, dysphagia, paed feeding, voice and stuttering. 7 of the papers are open access!
#SLPeeps
#SLP
#SLT
#wespeechies
#speechbite
#bskySPEECHIES
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New open access paper: Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis
#SLPeeps
#DevLangDis
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
Such a useful, thought-provoking read!
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Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis
Purpose: We aimed to create a comprehensive understanding of the dilemmas involved in the diagnosis of developmental language disorder (DLD) and ...
https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00089
5 months ago
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One for the reading pile: Early predictors of pragmatic language competence: A longitudinal study (open access!)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ri...
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2025.105157
5 months ago
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Such an important resource!
#DevLangDis
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5 months ago
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The Impact of Whole-Classroom Narrative Interventions on Children's Narrative Language Development
doi.org/10.1044/2025...
Study looking at whole-class Rx on 1st & 2nd graders' oral narratives. Found improvements in macrostructure and microstructure skills in the Rx group.
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The Impact of Whole-Classroom Narrative Interventions on Children's Narrative Language Development
Purpose: Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects an estimated 7%–10% of children in the United States, with some regions reporting signific...
https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_LSHSS-25-00040
5 months ago
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As ever, lots of lovely goodies in the
@speechbite.bsky.social
newsletter this month! Includes intervention for children with
#DevLangDis
#SLPeeps
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5 months ago
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Nichola Shelton
ABI Communication Lab 🧠 🌱 💬
5 months ago
🌟 Join us at the
#UniversityofSydney
for Towards Authentic Partnerships:
#Co-Design
in Practice — an engaging hashtag
#EMCR
workshop exploring how to integrate hashtag
#codesign
into research. 📅 Friday, 21st November 🕘 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📍 Room 416, Susan Wakil Health Building, University of Sydney
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New review looking at what is currently known about DLD across the lifespan. Annual Research Review: Developmental language disorder – a hidden condition with lifelong impact
doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
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<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders. Yet, it is a hidden disorder: it can go undetected for years and may not be uncovered until academic, beh...
https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70067
5 months ago
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This collection of resources concerned with
#DevLangDis
from
@ashajournals.bsky.social
appeals to both the SLP and librarian in me.
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6 months ago
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Important research on SLPs' preservice training in literacy, with some big implications not only for university programs, but for practice education and competency assessment. Much to digest and reflect on.
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6 months ago
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Great thread packed with facts about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Language is so important in our lives, but for the 1 in 14 people with
#DevLangDis
it's a daily challenge that is often unseen by others.
#SLPeeps
#SLP2B
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6 months ago
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Working through today's to-do list accompanied by Parlor Green's version of Jolene on repeat. Yes, it's instrumental. Yes, there's an organ. And they're what make it *amazing*.
6 months ago
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AFASIC
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DLD stands for Developmental Language Disorder, it affects 1 in 14 people. DLD day is 17th October. What will you be doing to promote DLD? Afasic has organised a walk to raise awareness of DLD & raise some much needed funds. Support DLD day & make a difference
www.afasic.org.uk
#radld
#DLDday
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As usual, lots of lovely goodies in this month's
@speechbite.bsky.social
newsletter - including a conversation-focused intervention for children with
#DevLangDis
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6 months ago
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Clinical guidelines on
#DevLangDis
via the @speechBITE website, which will be of interest to
#SLPeeps
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7 months ago
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Nichola Shelton
Word Aware
7 months ago
This is a really important point about language. Whilst early intervention is critical, it is not sufficient for those with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). They need access to support over longer time frames.
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RADLD-Raising Awareness for Developmental Language Disorder
7 months ago
This is something we PASSIONATELY believe in: with support people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) can thrive. Join us on Friday October 17th 2025. The theme this year is 'you can't see DLD.' We really want to make it visible.
#DLDDay
#DevLangDis
radld.org
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Open access review of 16 studies looking at vocabulary interventions for 5–11yo children with
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. Found "word-learning benefits from integrating explicit phonological-semantic prompts with implicit contextual cues."
#SLPeeps
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8 months ago
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So pleased to see this published in LSHSS! Huge thanks to
@natmunro.bsky.social
, Mel Keep,
@juliastarling.bsky.social
, and Lyn Tieu.
on.asha.org/4fCwdJj
#SLPeeps
#DevLangDis
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8 months ago
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Love this paper! Digital tech, including social media, can be so important in supporting the social connections of people with a communication disability.
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8 months ago
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New paper for
#SLPeeps
, which suggests that sentence repetition, nonword repetition, a parental questionnaire, and a task measuring semantic and morphosyntactic comprehension contribute the most to identifying DLD in bilingual children.
#DevLangDis
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8 months ago
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SLPs' Perspectives on Language Assessment in Bilingual Children - an interview study with 25 school-based SLPs in the US. Results showed SLPs used informal assessments for diagnostic decision making.
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Speech-Language Pathologists' Perspectives on Language Assessment in Bilingual Children
Purpose: This study used a semistructured open interview approach to gather information from school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) reg...
https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_LSHSS-24-00145
9 months ago
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An interesting read for
#SLPeeps
#BskySpeechies
#SLP2B
as part of IJSLP's special issue, which includes papers from the Speech Pathology Australia 2024 Conference.
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9 months ago
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One for the reading pile - this study looked at
#DevLangDis
in adults.
#SLPeeps
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9 months ago
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This month's
@speechbite.bsky.social
newsletter includes lots of lovely EBP goodies, and includes a hand-dandy video tutorial on how SPA members can access the CINAHL database.
#SLPeeps
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9 months ago
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Always great to see work focused on adolescents. This paper looks at SLPs’ approach to communication assessment of adolescents who have mental health concerns.
#SLPeeps
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10 months ago
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If you're one of the Aussie
#SLPeeps
wondering why Speech Pathology Australia and IJSLP isn't on BlueSky, have a read of this thread.
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10 months ago
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I’m being given a subtle hint that it’s time to stop work.
10 months ago
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Happy birthday to the
@speechbite.bsky.social
newsletter, which turned 17 this year! This month's newsletter includes lots of lovely papers about early language, and includes eight open access papers.
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10 months ago
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An important paper for
#SLPeeps
and mental health professionals: How best to support people with
#DevLangDis
to access cognitive behavioural therapy? Includes a great case study that really highlights the language demands of CBT.
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10 months ago
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*Klaxon alert!* "You can't see DLD" is the theme of this year's developmental language disorder (DLD) day, which is on Friday, 17th October.
#SLPeeps
#BskySpeechies
#DevLangDis
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11 months ago
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Open access paper on 246 Swedish adolescents with
#DevLangDis
and their caregivers: Predictors of academic achievement and educational support for adolescents with developmental language disorder (DLD)
#SLPeeps
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Predictors of academic achievement and educational support for adolescents with developmental language disorder (DLD) - Olof Sandgren, Birgitta Sahlén, Christina Samuelsson, Anna Ekström, 2025
Purpose Developmental language disorder (DLD) has known consequences on academic performance, and adaptations to teaching methods and material are often require...
https://doi.org/10.1177/02656590251339377
11 months ago
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Great to see an open access paper on high-school aged students with communication disability, including
#DevLangDis
, and their education experiences in a flexible learning programme.
#SLPeeps
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11 months ago
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Interesting open-access read on morphosyntax development in school-aged children with
#DevLangDis
"Of the 49 participants, 48 children followed the implicational hierarchy of Processability Theory stages." Implications for therapy discussed.
#SLPeeps
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11 months ago
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Nichola Shelton
Tricia McCabe
11 months ago
Congrats Jennie Cusiter on her open access
@sydney.edu.au
PhD publication with Kate Short, Annabel Webb,
@natmunro.bsky.social
Combined Language and Code Emergent Literacy Intervention for At-Risk Preschool Children: A Systematic Meta-Analytic Review
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<em>Child Development</em> | SRCD Journal | Wiley Online Library
This meta-analytic review explored the characteristics and effectiveness of combined language (e.g., vocabulary) and code (e.g., phonological awareness) interventions, including synergistic intervent...
https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cdev.14252
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Dr Petra Avramovic
11 months ago
Had a blast joining @sophiebrassel on the
#Brainstorms
: Functional Neurorehab for SLPs pod, hosted by Renee Garrett! We dove into how
#VR
and
#AI
are shaping the future of
#SLP
in
#ABI
, and clinical education models. Such a joy to be part of the convo & chat live with so many engaged clinicians.
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Virtual Reality and AI in Communication Rehab with Petra Avramović and Sophie Brassel
Brainstorms: Functional Neurorehab for SLPs · Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zna33Bkp5bwul2ZuTgj71?si=ywP6DCkZRYWFC2Ar-srltA
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Some cracking papers in this month's @speechBITE, including goodies on
#DevLangDis
that will be of interest to
#SLPeeps
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11 months ago
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Evaluating the CELF-5 Screening Test and Vineland-3 for Identifying Language Difficulties in Autism and ADHD
doi.org/10.1002/aur....
“Both the CELF-5 Screener and Vineland-3 may miss a significant number of children with co-occurring language difficulties related to autism and/or ADHD.”
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Evaluating the CELF‐5 Screening Test and Vineland‐3 for Identifying Language Difficulties in Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Language screening tools are frequently used to identify children with potential undiagnosed language difficulties. These difficulties are more prevalent in autistic children and those with attention...
https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70021
12 months ago
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Save the date!
#DevLangDis
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12 months ago
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PSA:
#SLPhD
writing is better when accompanied by Mary J. Blige's Family Affair.
12 months ago
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