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For those who missed our 2024 conference, video recordings are now available to purchase. £25 for members and £35 for non-members. Speakers: @SieversRachel @SimoneSpeechie @ElklanTraining @DrV_Ll_Es @DrHelenSLT Great value CPD! #DevLangDis #SLCN naplic.org.uk/conferences/

Amy Gaunt, Director, Voice 21. ‘How a focus on #oracy can support children with DLD’ In Birmingham, March 29th. Full details: naplic.org.uk/conferences Speaker bio: voice21.org/our-team #DevLangDis

Amanda Finer, Speech and Language Therapist and author of ‘DLD and me.’ ‘Sharing children’s perspectives of their lives and experiences with DLD’ In Birmingham, March 29th. Full details: naplic.org.uk/conferences Speaker bio: dldandme.co.uk/about-the-auth… #DevLangDis

Dr Hannah Harvey from Birmingham City University. With families of children with DLD. ‘Exploring diagnostic procedures in the UK, including enabling and obstructive factors.’ Birmingham, March 29th Details: naplic.org.uk/conferences Speaker bio: bcu.ac.uk/research/our-p… #DevLangDis

Professor Jenny Gibson from University of Cambridge. ‘DLD and social, emotional development through theories, concepts, and research.’ In Birmingham, March 29th. Full details: naplic.org.uk/conferences Speaker bio: educ.cam.ac.uk/people/staff/g…

Join us in Birmingham for a day of fantastic CPD on March 29th. ‘DLD from every angle’: lived experience, families, professionals and researchers all face to face. Full details: naplic.org.uk/conferences #DevLangDis

Bookings for the #NAPLIC25 conference are now open. March 29th in Birmingham #DevLangDis & #SLCN. Jenny Gibson: social emotional development Hannah Harvey: diagnosis Amanda Finer: children's experiences Amy Gaunt: oracy Lived experience too! Details: naplic.org.uk/conferences/

🎉 New Research 🎉 My 2nd PhD study examined stakeholder perspectives on the educational needs and supports for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). #DevLangDis #DLDEdResearch 1/2

Cannot believe that this report says nothing about the alarming rise in children not understanding what teachers say to them in school! Supporting children struggling to talk and understand words must be a priority if we want to fix this issue.

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Diagnostic network is on 11/3. Free to members. #DevLangDis eventbrite.co.uk/e/developmenta… Membership: naplic.org.uk/membership/

WE are also launching a network for all who work in SLCN provisions: bases, units, resources and special schools. 3/3 at 4pm. Free to members. Details: eventbrite.co.uk/e/slcndld-prov… Membership: naplic.org.uk/membership/

Very excited to announce a NEW JOURNAL CLUB with @CLTTJournal, facilitated by @JudyClegg2 @vjoffe on 6/2 at 3.30. Free to members. Details: eventbrite.co.uk/e/journal-club… Membership: naplic.org.uk/membership/

#NAPLIC25 conference for all things DLD and #SLCN is on Saturday March 29th in person in Birmingham. Oracy, well being, social skills, lived experience diagnosis and more. Bookings open soon.

Specialist teachers, join us on 27/1 at 4pm for a session on phonological awareness. Details and bookings: eventbrite.co.uk/e/slcn-special… Free to members: naplic.org.uk/membership/

Mark the date in your diary: March 29th 2025. NAPLIC#25 is the place to be for all interested in Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). We'll cover diagnosis, lived experience, oracy, wellbeing and more. Details to follow, #DevLangDis #SEND

Just so you know we are posting more regularly on BlueSky now and building new connections there. Much better algorithm = better engagement

The next SLCN specialist teacher network meeting is on January 27th. We'll be continuing on with phonological awareness, so come along and share your practice and learn from others. Details: eventbrite.co.uk/e/slcn-special…

🔍 Research Recap 🔍 Before sharing my next PhD study, I wanted to reshare my 1st paper, which was a systematic review of the educational needs of school-aged students with #DevLangDis. OPEN ACCESS: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Here is a poster summary from #SPAConf 2021.

1/6 Following on from last week's #toptiptuesday in today's 🧵our Elf is giving ideas for working on more complex questions like why, how, when, what if.... #senco #sendco #DLD #devlangdis #speechtherapyideas #speechandlanguagetherapy #slpeeps #slps2be #slps #speechandlanguage

Why do adolescents with Developmental Language Disorder (#DevLangDis) seem to experience more bullying victimization than their peers? Our @TedsProject study suggests shared genetic & environmental factors may explain this association. Find out more 📹⬇️bit.ly/DLD_TwinStudy

I remember taking my children to visit Santa a few months after their mum died. As always, Santa asked them what they wanted. My son said, "Can you bring Mummy back?" I'd written to Santa ahead of our visit explaining our circumstances, so he was ready with a beautiful reply. 1/2