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/DLDresou… @RADLDcam @WordAware @BeckyClark22 @SusanEbbels @NAPLIC @TheDLDProject_ @DLDandMe

Friday 16 October is International Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Day, so make sure you know what Developmental Language Disorder is, and why everyone needs to know about it. Did you know? Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is more prevalent than autism. Approximately 1 in 14 people have DLD - that's around 400,000 children in Australia. “Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is the term used when a person has difficulties with talking and/or understanding language and for which there is no known cause” (Stephen Parsons, 2020). Check out this Padlet of resources I have been curating for several years padlet.com/cforwood/DLDresou… #DevLangDis #DLDay

SLPs are well-versed in writing reports, however there has been no research into teachers’ perceptions/interactions until Hannah Stark and Sharon Klieve’s recent research project. The ALIGn model was presented at @SpeechPathAus #SPA2026Conf in an informative and well paced session.

1 in 6 adolescents have a communication disability so it is important to understand social media use for this population @Nichola_SP shared the Digital Dialogue Interview (DDI) @SpeechPathAus #Spa2026Conf its development and piloting - looking forward to the next steps

Insights from @SumSpeech systematic review of personal narratives @SpeechPathAus #Spa2026Conf why we should assess personal narratives and some of the ‘hows’ - fascinating area of research and practice

The Speech Assessment of Children’s Home Language (SACHL) was presented @SharynneMcLeod currently English and Vietnamese versions with Mandarin/Cantonese arriving soon #SPA2026Conf @SpeechPathAus

Much to learn at this year’s @SpeechPathAus conference @MWslp provided a highly engaging and informative keynote about personal narratives, highlighting the Global Tales Network #Spa2026Conf

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/TeamsToolsandTalesMar…

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

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

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