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Lorraine Bamblett

@bammo44.bsky.social

Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy at Keele University. Specialist in Children’s Speech Sound Disorders #childspeechdis, #childapraxiaspeech and #devlangdis. Research interests in adults with DLD, CAS and diagnostic decision making.

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I'm still at the stage where I get a thrill every time I see Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) mentioned casually in the media. #DevLangDis

30.11.2025 18:36 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
English Monophthong Transcription
YouTube video by Lorraine Bamblett Speech and Language Therapy English Monophthong Transcription

New IPA English Monophthong Consonants revision video recorded yesterday to help my MSci SLT students @keeleuniversity.bsky.social with their Jan phonetics exam. Hopefully, it may help other #SLTtobe students do the same. Diphthongs to follow soon #mySLTday
youtu.be/44j-XgrOvWw

28.11.2025 09:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@lypftresearch.bsky.social Delighted to be invited to present #SLTsinMH perspectives on SLCN and awareness of #DLD in adults in mental health settings @rcpsych.bsky.social conference today great to hear questions and comments from delegates @peterdjust.bsky.social @radld.bsky.social

27.11.2025 18:34 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Our response to the Budget | RCSLT

💥 Breaking news!

📰 Check out RCSLT's response to the Budget issued with the rest of the #InvestInSLT home team.

📢 The need to invest in SLT, improve workforce planning, and the recruitment, retention, and CPD for SLTs remains as urgent as ever.

www.rcslt.org/news/our-res...

27.11.2025 20:03 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
HARP PhD Programme – Wellcome PhD Health professionals

CSGuL is inviting applications for the HARP PhD and Pre-Doctoral Training Programme for Health Professionals (September 2026 start). We are interested to hear from speech and language therapists. For further information about the fellowships: harpphd.org or potential supervisors: lnkd.in/eWvS8k_C

27.11.2025 14:47 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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RADiSSD Dosage Informational Video - Nov 2025 This is "RADiSSD Dosage Informational Video - Nov 2025" by Course Beetle on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

🙌 15 mins of pure gold! 🙌

In this EXCELLENT 🆓 video from @coursebeetle.co.uk, @jititterington.bsky.social, @heleneslt.bsky.social & @katinkabaker.bsky.social from the Raising Awareness of Dosage in SSD " #RADiSS" group talk about dosage in #CHILDspeechDIS. vimeo.com/1133992280?s... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

25.11.2025 21:08 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 1
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UK & Ireland Child Speech Disorder Research Network The Child Speech Disorder Research Network aims to:

We have a new website (work in progress!) www.childspeechdisorderresearchnetwork.org and a new logo! Let us know what you would like to see on our website.

24.11.2025 14:56 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

This paper is a real benchmark and will be of great interest to anyone who works with those with DLD. (Developmental Language Disorder)
#DevLangDis

19.11.2025 22:41 — 👍 13    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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Proud lecturer moment… One of our first cohort of Speech and Language Therapy graduates from @wrexhamuni.bsky.social Catrin Khalili, talking about Welsh Language Aphasia Assessment.
#NWSLE

19.11.2025 13:22 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Here is the research I presented to @WHO this week in Geneva on behalf of children from 20+ countries about health equity for children with disabilities. Children’s Voices Centre @ CharlesSturtUni. It was an honour www.csu.edu.au/research/chi...

16.11.2025 06:24 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
IPA English Consonants and Voice Place Manner
YouTube video by Lorraine Bamblett Speech and Language Therapy IPA English Consonants and Voice Place Manner

My newest video - this one summarising the English Consonants on the IPA. I also go through each Voice, Place, Manner label.
Any suggestions for video content let me know.

youtu.be/4ZrzB_RtHU8?...

15.11.2025 07:47 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The health of people in prison, on probation and in the secure NHS estate in England The Chief Medical Officer for England identifies areas of good practice and areas of risk, and recommends actions to improve health outcomes for this population.

🚨 Good news alert!

😊The RCSLT's delighted to see this report from Chris Whitty recognise speech, language, and communication needs, and the role of speech and language therapists in working with people in prison, on probation, and in the secure NHS estate.

www.gov.uk/government/p...

14.11.2025 09:25 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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"The current system is underfunded, overstretched and unprepared for the future."

Sureena Brackenridge @sureenawne.bsky.social, MP, speaking at the #InvestInSLT speech and language therapy debate on 27 January 2025.

10.11.2025 18:58 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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"The current system is underfunded, overstretched and unprepared for the future."

Sureena Brackenridge MP speaking at the #InvestInSLT speech and language therapy debate on 27 January 2025.

08.11.2025 21:21 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

And don't forget there is free training for both approaches for clinicians- no excuse not to be using evidenced based approaches for #CAS #DVD #SpeechApraxia

30.10.2025 20:57 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Mikey's MP @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social has written to @skinnock.bsky.social asking for an update on the action plan that was promised to the #InvestinSLT team for improving speech and language services
@peterdjust.bsky.social @gillianrudd.bsky.social @bammo44.bsky.social @dharford79.bsky.social

27.10.2025 12:23 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
Paddington boosts preemie brains
YouTube video by Richard Armstrong Paddington boosts preemie brains

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vT8...

24.10.2025 10:59 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Phonological Processes - an Overview
YouTube video by Lorraine Bamblett Speech and Language Therapy Phonological Processes - an Overview

A new video to share -
Filmed a quick overview of common typical and atypical Phonological Processes today in prep for some teaching next week for the Keele University SLT students. Feel free to share!
youtu.be/JlZ1uPPrC-A?si… via @YouTube
#mySLTday

23.10.2025 16:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

In case you missed it, in celebration of #DLDday, we're giving away access to the first webinar in our popular series "Supporting children with DLD in curriculum subjects"

This one dives into MATHS➕✖️➖➗🟰

Access here until 17th Nov:
training.moorhouseinstitute.com/course/index...

#DLD #devlangdis

23.10.2025 11:54 — 👍 6    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
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Longitudinal relations between phonological and grammatical development of young children with developmental language disorder Most children with a developmental language disorder (DLD) have persistent grammatical difficulties, and a considerable subgroup of these children also experience difficulties in their speech produ...

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🇳🇱Scheffer, A., Hakvoort, B., Keij, B., Ottow-Henning, E., van den Bergh, H., @logopedie.bsky.social, & Wijnen, F. (2025). Longitudinal relations between phonological and grammatical development of young children with #devlangdis. doi.org/10.1080/0269...

🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childSPEECHdis

22.10.2025 00:21 — 👍 3    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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The Cleveland Family Speech and Reading Study: A Review of Long-Term Outcomes Linking Phenotypes and Genotypes for Speech Sound Disorders Purpose: This article reviews findings from the Cleveland Family Speech and Reading Study, a 25-year longitudinal study of speech sound disorders...

🆓🔓 In @ashajournals.bsky.social Lewis, B.A., Miller, G.J., Benchek, P., Stein, C., & Iyengar, S.K. (2025). The Cleveland Family Speech & Reading Study: A Review of Long-Term Outcomes Linking Phenotypes & Genotypes for Speech Sound Disorders. doi.org/10.1044/2025... #childSPEECHdis
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

22.10.2025 05:50 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you for the share @carolinebowen.bsky.social - much appreciated! 🥰

19.10.2025 07:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's been a bit of a week, so I haven't posted anything for #DLDday. But go and see what my amazing research team have been doing over at @edldproject.bsky.social and @sounds-project.bsky.social! We had a bake sale for @radld.bsky.social on Tuesday and made £82. Will aim for £100+ in 2026!

17.10.2025 15:20 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
How to conduct a Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP) - UK version.
YouTube video by Lorraine Bamblett Speech and Language Therapy How to conduct a Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP) - UK version.

I’ve recently started a YouTube channel and hope to share some clinically useful videos, focused on Speech Sound Disorders and CAS.
My first video is a walkthrough of the DEAP, how to use the summary screen and the various subtests. Please share!

youtu.be/iUokSZm99vc?...

18.10.2025 11:41 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1
Flyer on Developmental Language Disorder, prepared by the organisation RADLD (Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder). The flyer has the title "You can't see DLD" and shows a photograph of a boy in a blue short-sleeved shirt and khaki trousers, against a purple background. To the right of him there are lines of text which read:
- Started to talk later than his siblings
- Has difficulties learning new words
- Needs lots of repetitions to follow instructions
- Struggles to join activities & discussions
The bottom of the flyer says "Support #DLDday on Friday 17th October 2025. Learn more at RADLD.ORG".

Flyer on Developmental Language Disorder, prepared by the organisation RADLD (Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder). The flyer has the title "You can't see DLD" and shows a photograph of a boy in a blue short-sleeved shirt and khaki trousers, against a purple background. To the right of him there are lines of text which read: - Started to talk later than his siblings - Has difficulties learning new words - Needs lots of repetitions to follow instructions - Struggles to join activities & discussions The bottom of the flyer says "Support #DLDday on Friday 17th October 2025. Learn more at RADLD.ORG".

Help spread the word about developmental language disorder, a common yet often hidden condition that makes it hard for children to understand what's said to them & to articulate thoughts & feelings. Lots of helpful resources & information at radld.org.
#DLDday #DevLangDis @radld.bsky.social

17.10.2025 09:33 — 👍 22    🔁 13    💬 2    📌 1
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If a person is multilingual, and has #DevLangDis, all their languages will be affected. Take a look at @radld.bsky.social’s fact sheets about DLD written in many languages! radld.org/about/dld/dl... #DLDday

17.10.2025 15:37 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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#mysltday @armstrongslt.bsky.social and I ran the SLT stand at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social for #AHPsDay. Lots of questions about the various client groups SLTs are involved in - did you know we work in youth justice, with neonates and clients with swallowing difficulties?

15.10.2025 06:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fantastic #AHPsDay. Recorded videos with a colleague for upcoming dysphagia simulations. Manned the speech and language therapy table with @bammo44.bsky.social at university, and spoke to lots of students and other staff about the profession. #mySLTday #bskySPEECHIES

14.10.2025 22:44 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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✨ Elevate Your Diagnostic Conversations with Families ✨

Are you a clinician keen to improve how you communicate a diagnosis with families? Join me for Tutorial 1 of the Practical Skills Series, “Disclosing a Diagnosis to Families.”
👉 Register now:
thedldproject.com/course/pract...
1/4 #DevLangDis

26.08.2025 08:53 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Really useful thread here from @vanigupta.bsky.social about adolescent language. Worth a read. Vani is at #ialp2025, posting live, so give her a follow for more content about Developmental Language Disorder #DevLangDis

26.08.2025 07:41 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

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