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We know many of you still have questions about the changes outlined in the Government's Schools White Paper and SEND consultation.

Sign up to our information sessions for families and professionals so you can understand how the reforms will impact you >> https://bit.ly/46gTkpm

Join us for a jam-packed day of oracy at The Speaking Summit on Friday, 20th March. Only three days left to get your tickets.

This is one event you won’t want to miss. Ticket sales close on 12th March, so book now - link in the comments👇

Thirty-two experts find no evidence ADHD is being overdiagnosed

It’s a bit like how we didn’t ‘overfind’ more stars when telescopes were invented. Why has going after neurodivergent people become a national sport? www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

What the Schools White Paper means for you Sign up for one of our webinars to understand what the Schools White Paper changes mean for you

The Schools White paper consultation is here!
@speechandlanguk.bsky.social are running webinars for families and professionals so we can all learn how to make our voices heard.
Sign up. but please also circulate among your IRL networks.
speechandlanguage.org.uk/what-the-sch...

Information sessions about the schools white paper are being run by @speechandlanguk.bsky.social next week. Sessions for families and for professionals. Please share with people in your networks (beyond social media!)
speechandlanguage.org.uk/what-the-sch...

How do we talk with families about DLD?
We'll be exploring this at our next online DLD diagnostic network on 12/3 with case studies, service pathways and research papers.
Join us. www.naplic.org.uk/events/
Free to members. Which is only £20 www.naplic.org.uk/membership/

Young offenders 'with DLD were more likely to have their behaviour interpreted as non-compliance.'
Which of course has serious implications for them!
This is why we need far greater awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
#DevLangDis

Information sessions about the schools white paper are being run by @speechandlanguk.bsky.social next week. Sessions for families and for professionals. Please share with people in your networks (beyond social media!)
speechandlanguage.org.uk/what-the-sch...

good to hear!

Doing a little reading today and really struck by the increase in research about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). So good to see.
Really big change from a few years ago.
#DevLangDis

Hello E-DLD followers! Today's study aimed to investigate how young offenders viewed their language and communication abilities in different social contexts

Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/how-you...
Original article: doi.org/10.3390/ijer...

#DevLangDis #DLD #JusticeSystem #YoungOffenders

forgot to tag that with #DevLangDis!

How do we talk with families about DLD?
We'll be exploring this at our next online DLD diagnostic network on 12/3 with case studies, service pathways and research papers.
Join us. www.naplic.org.uk/events/
Free to members. Which is only £20 www.naplic.org.uk/membership/

thank you!

💫Welcome along for the ride Stephen.

And thanks for your work supporting knowledge of DLD. Both you and @naplic.bsky.social are both go-to accounts on Bluesky for reliable intel on DLD & SLCN.

Well supported families = better outcomes for young people with DLD.
Join us next week for the award winning 'DLD Together' so you can empower families about DLD.
www.naplic.org.uk/events/
#DevLangDis

A major step for inclusive education — but delivery in classrooms must follow Statement from Stephen Parsons, Co-Chair of the Speech, Language and Communication Alliance

As co-chair of the Speech, Language and Communication Alliance, here's our quick response to the schools white paper.
In particular we are emphasising early identification and empowering and training teachers.

speechandlanguage.org.uk/about-us/new...

Uta Frith: ‘Autism is not a spectrum’ The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom, researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass

‘I’ve been swept up by the autism spectrum idea, and it’s only in the past 10 years that I have felt things have gone too far. Very slowly, I have come to say, “No, this is not right”’: Autism expert professor Uta Frith talks to @helen-amass.bsky.social

What the Schools White Paper means for you Sign up for one of our webinars to understand what the Schools White Paper changes mean for you

The Schools White paper consultation is here!
@speechandlanguk.bsky.social are running webinars for families and professionals so we can all learn how to make our voices heard.
Sign up. but please also circulate among your IRL networks.
speechandlanguage.org.uk/what-the-sch...

If you want to learn about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in easy to digest little evidence based chunks then follow @edldproject.bsky.social They are doing lots of good work! #DevLangDis

thank you for all of your #DevLangDis posts. Every effort counts

Great work!

Tailoring Grammatical Test Items in English According to Language Experience for the Classification of Developmental Language Disorder in Bilinguals Purpose: This study attempts to discriminate developmental language disorder (DLD) in bilinguals using only the child's second language (L2), Eng...

Testing a bilingual child in both of their languages remains the gold standard for diagnosing DLD. However, results here support the indexing of developmental expectations to measures of L2 experience when testing is constrained to English.

https://on.asha.org/4sdJ4qn #DevLangDis

Our DLD diagnostic network is next week (March 12th). It's all about talking with families about DLD. We'll have case studies and discussion. Free to members.
Details: www.naplic.org.uk/events/
And it's only £20 per annum to join: www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
#DevLangDis

Calibre Audio are a UK charity providing an audiobook lending service, with over 21,500 books to those with a print disability. Join us online Thurs 5th March 15.30-16.00 (GMT) to find out more: mycenmac.com/ThursdayThirty

#WBD26 #WorldBookDay #readforfun #edtech #send @calibreaudio.bsky.social

New ‘experts at hand’ won’t arrive fast enough, DfE warned Professional bodies back bigger roles in schools for educational psychologists, occupational and speech and language therapists - but say they already struggle to meet demand

Excl: DfE warned that workforce shortages could affect delivery of its £1.8bn “experts at hand” SEND plan by 2028. Professional bodies welcome the investment, but raise doubts on timeline of delivery. @tesmagazine.bsky.social

www.tes.com/magazine/new...

I agree that this will be a severe challenge. It takes 2-4 years to train a Speech & Language Therapist. There already are insufficient SLTs for the jobs currently available. Plans may need to include consideration of how to encourage returners, improve retention & increase hours of part-timers.

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Real-World Effectiveness of Early Language Intervention: Evidence From a Nationwide Rollout of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention in England Purpose: Oral language provides the foundation for learning and education, yet many children enter school with poor language skills, placing them...

🆓🔓in @ashajournals.bsky.social West, G., Titiunik, R., Hearne, S., Korell, C., Duta, M., & Hulme, C. (2026). Real-World Effectiveness of Early Language Intervention: Evidence From a Nationwide Rollout of the NELI in England. AJSLP. doi.org/10.1044/2025...
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #DevLangDis #oracy

Our DLD diagnostic network is next week (March 12th). It's all about talking with families about DLD. We'll have case studies and discussion. Free to members.
Details: www.naplic.org.uk/events/
And it's only £20 per annum to join: www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
#DevLangDis