Dr Charlotte Forwood

It is International Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Day on Friday 17 October 2025. Check out my updated #DevLangDis Padlet with curated videos, articles and resources. padlet.com/cforwood/DLDre… @RADLDcam @WordAware @BeckyClark22 @SusanEbbels @NAPLIC @TheDLDProject_ @DLDandMe

A heartfelt thanks to @EvaHartell & the @researchED1 Scandinavia team in #Haninge, Sweden. There was a vibrant exchange of research, educational practices, resources & #ScienceofLearning implementation journeys. Thanks to the presenters who provided a quality program for the 600+ attendees. A special thank you to my colleagues Nancy Robottom and Angela Columbine, co-presenters of @CamberwellGirls literacy implementation journey. Here are a few takeaways from the sessions I was able to attend. It includes a QR code to the slides and resources from our presentation bit.ly/TeamsToolsandT…

All set for a great day of learning, presenting and connecting @researchED1 Scandinavia with my colleagues @nancy_robottom Angela Columbine @CamberwellGirls sharing our 8 year+ literacy implementation journey #ScienceofLearning a great line up of presenters @rastokke @Rektor_Frojd @JonasLinderoth

Many educators who later embraced the science of learning first went through a phase of constructivist ideals. Now posting clips like this on IG/FB/TikTok 👇 📸IG @chalkandtalkpodcast 🎵TikTok @chalkandtalkpodcast 📘FB facebook.com/profile.php?id…

Daniel Willingham explains that the problem isn’t short attention spans. It’s lack of sustained practice. Teachers can help fix that. Find out how. @aldenejones @Doug_Lemov @DTWillingham @MattRKay @bamradionetwork bamradionetwork.com/track/students… #TEACHers #Reading

If students were taught well in the first place, fewer would need Tier 2 intervention. Some students are victims of instructional disabilities, not learning disabilities. This is from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to episode below ⬇️

@PamelaSnow2 It was a great conference to summarise. I was able to use my learnings at a school visit today.

What is explicit instruction? Anita Archer, one of the world's leading experts on explicit instruction, explains it here. Check out the full episode: youtu.be/EE5wvi-xQTM?si…

Here are a few of the many takeaways from @researchED_Aus Sydney which lived up to my high expectations for research-practice sharing, rigorous discussion, sticky questions and connecting with curious educators. Keynotes from @natwexler and @PamelaSnow2 were a highlight. A very big thank you to Cassandra Pride and her team at St Catherine's School Sydney for the hundreds of pre-conference and conference day hours spent ensuring its success. #Reading #Writing #DLD @JessicaColleu @annaevah @EvaHartell

1 week to go!

Part of my upcoming episode with the amazing Anita Archer will air over lunch at researchED Atlantic Canada this Saturday, October 25! @researchEDCan @Educhatter @tombennett71 @nsachdeva2019

DLD stands for Developmental Language Disorder, it affects 1 in 14 people. DLD day is 17th Oct. What will you be doing to promote DLD? Afasic has organised a walk to raise awareness of DLD & raise funds. Support DLD day & make a difference afasic.org.uk #radld #DLDday

It is amazing how something as low key as a morning tea can have an impact - a colleague read information shared for #dldday they identified their child as having many features of DLD #devlangdis and now feel empowered to support and advocate for their child #DLDAwarenessDay

#dldday short video I have created for #DLD @radald youtu.be/UhQOUwaHWYE?si…

Today is #DLDDay! 🗣️ Learn how speech and language therapy supports children and adults with Developmental Language Disorder: Clinical info➡️rcslt.org/speech-and-lan… Factsheet➡️rcslt.org/wp-content/upl…

For more information visit rcslt.org/news/top-quest… #DevLangDis #DLD #youcantseeDLD #top10researchpriorities #DLDday

Today is International DLD Day - raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder #devlangdis bringing people together over a purple and yellow themed morning tea @CamberwellGirls sharing strategies for teachers to amplify in their classrooms @RADLDcam and a perpetual Padlet with resources, information and links bit.ly/CharlotteDLDRe…

#DLDDay is coming up this Friday 17 October. You can find great resources via @RADLDcam radld.org including fact sheets in 30+ languages. If you are a Swedish speaker, check out @annaevah blogpost about DLD bit.ly/DLDDaysvenska

You Can’t See DLD Could it be language? Dr Susan Ebbels and the team at Moor House Research and Training Institute have created resources and workshops to build educators’ understanding of DLD. Their check list, Could it be language? is an excellent free resource which alerts us to some of the features of DLD. Check out: Could it be language? Checklist bit.ly/MHDLDchecklist Follow: @SusanEbbels @MHResTrain