Prof Nat Munro

What is DLD? The little-known disorder as common as autism and dyslexia Developmental language disorder is considered an invisible condition

As speech and language specialists, we know the impact DLD can have when left undiagnosed.
A must-read from The Independent here: tinyurl.com/ym4rfjtn.

Assessment and theoretical interpretation of spoken discourse and cognitive skills in two adolescents with acquired brain injury Although discourse assessment is recommended, few tools exist for adolescent acquired brain injury (ABI) and few theories describe the contribution of cognition to discourse impairment. This study ...

Assessment and theoretical interpretation of spoken discourse and cognitive skills in two adolescents with acquired brain injury by @elizabethhill.bsky.social Anne Whitworth, @me-boyo.bsky.social & Mary Claessen

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Long-term impact of aerodigestive symptoms on adults with oesophageal cancer: A qualitative study The impact of long-term aerodigestive symptoms following oesophageal cancer surgery is still not well understood. This study aimed to qualitatively understand the long-term impact of aerodigestive ...

Long-term impact of aerodigestive symptoms on adults with oesophageal cancer: A qualitative study
Anna Gillman, Michelle Hayes, Irene Walsh, Margaret Walshe, John V. Reynolds & Julie Regan

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Vol 27, Issue 4, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

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Amplifying the voices of underrepresented speech-language pathologists: A scoping review using the transformative research paradigm To investigate the characteristics of studies that included underrepresented speech-language pathologists (SLPs) as research participants.A scoping review was conducted using the principles of the ...

Amplifying the voices of underrepresented speech-language pathologists: A scoping review using the transformative research paradigm by Mélanie Gréaux, Katie Chadd, Fatima Gheewala, Voon Pang, Napoleon Katsos & @drjennyg.bsky.social

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Vol 27, Issue 4, IJSLP

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Public awareness and knowledge about speech-language pathology and communication impairments in Aotearoa New Zealand This survey-based study explored public awareness of the speech-language pathology profession in Aotearoa New Zealand. The study also aimed to understand participants’ knowledge and experiences of ...

Public awareness and knowledge about speech-language pathology and communication impairments in Aotearoa New Zealand
Juhy Paily, Dean Sutherland & Tika Ormond

Out now in Vol 27, Issue 4 International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

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Characterizing the Relationship Between the Intelligibility in Context Scale and Transcription Intelligibility in Typically Developing English-Speaking Children Between Ages 2;6 and 9;11 Purpose: The goal of the present study was to quantify the relationship between Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS) scores and transcription i...

This study focuses on two of the most common methods for measuring speech intelligibility in children in clinical practice and in research: orthographic transcription measures and parent-reported ratings as measured by the Intelligibility in Context Scale

https://on.asha.org/4n2yIqR

Senator Pocock's Home Care Survey TRUST. INTEGRITY. LEADERSHIP.

Also, @davidpocock.bsky.social is asking about difficulties in accessing home care packages aged care assessments.

www.davidpocock.com.au/senator_poco...

Wife told to abandon husband at hospital to get home care assessment It took more than a year for Kathleen Whelan's husband Alan to get an assessment for in-home aged care. Ten months later, he has seen no assistance.

Coming soon: "Parents told to abandon autistic kids at schools to get home assistance"

In-home aged care package delays leave seniors feeling 'abandoned' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Thanks for posting @carolinebowen.bsky.social

Assessment of the Social Interaction Abilities of Adolescents With Communication Disability: A Scoping Review Purpose: We sought to identify the constructs and measures used to evaluate the social interaction abilities of young people (12–17 years) with c...

🔐💰In @ashajournals.bsky.social @nichola-slp.bsky.social @natmunro.bsky.social @juliastarling.bsky.social lyn tieu Melanie Keep 2025 pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES To support adolescents, meaningfully there's an urgent need for more participation-focused measures. #context matters ICF

Thanks so much for sharing - please message me for a copy! Happy to share!

Congratulations @nichola-slp.bsky.social!!

So pleased to see this published in LSHSS! Huge thanks to
@natmunro.bsky.social, Mel Keep, @juliastarling.bsky.social, and Lyn Tieu. on.asha.org/4fCwdJj #SLPeeps #DevLangDis

Teresa Girolamo Selected as Incoming Editor-in-Chief of Perspectives - ASHA Journals Academy Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups (Perspectives) is pleased to announce the selection of Teresa Girolamo, PhD, as incoming editor-in-chief of the journal. Dr. Girolamo will begin her te...

Dr. Teresa Girolamo Selected as Incoming Editor-in-Chief of #Perspectives. Dr. Girolamo will begin her term on Jan. 1, succeeding Dr. Monique T. Mills. We welcome Dr. Girolamo, & we thank Dr. Mills for her service!
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📣 new paper alert! I am SO PLEASED to finally announce this paper's publication. We looked at how adolescents with and without #DevLangDis learn whether a computer likes or dislikes them or someone else. Both groups learned very well when the computer liked them. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Examining Early Vocabulary Growth Trajectories in Late Talkers in a Low‐Income Longitudinal Sample Studies show children in low‐income households have heightened risk of developing as late talkers (LTs). Scholars have attributed the cause of these differences to variability in child‐directed and ob...

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Examining Early Vocabulary Growth Trajectories in Late Talkers in a Low‐Income Longitudinal Sample

#languagedevelopment #infancy #earlyyears #bskyspeechies #SLP #earlyintervention #devpsych

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The Acquisition Sketch Project is on summer break (returning with new session in September!). But did you know that you can view all of their seminars online? Check it out! acquisition-sketch.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/support/semi...

It's not just about improving skills. It's about building respectful, inclusive environments that meet emotional needs.
Full article – link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Read the summary - www.engage-dld.com/post/social-...

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@suze-freogirl.bsky.social, Claessen, M., Visentin, D., & @samueldcalder.bsky.social 2025. Narrative production in English speaking children aged 5–7 years with typical language development and #devlangdis: Development of a reference data set. IJSLP, 1–12. doi.org/10.1080/1754...
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🔐💰Glisson, L., Tutty, R., Heine, C., Burke, C., Hughes, L., Dawson, N., & @susanebbels.bsky.social 2025. Morphemes matter: A small scale randomised control trial of vocabulary intervention focusing on affixes for adolescents with #devlangdis. IJSLP, 1–19. doi.org/10.1080/1754...
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The Road to Running Records: A Narrative Review of Their History and a Systematic Narrative Review of the Evidence for Their Use - Annie Unger, Tanya Serry, Pamela C. Snow, Tessa Weadman, 2025 In this paper, we employ both narrative and systematic review methodologies to explore Running Records, a reading assessment tool designed for use with children...

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The Road to Running Records: A Narrative Review of Their History and a Systematic Narrative Review of the Evidence for Their Use

#scienceofreading #structuredliteracy #righttoread #OntEd #CdnEd #literacyisequity #untilallcanread #K12 #ElemEd #scienceofreading #bskyspeechies

Prof Nat Munro and Dr. Anna Eva Hallin at SCU

Yay! So excited to visit the Gold Coast and Southern Cross University - our research project INCLUDE can begin! With amazing @natmunro.bsky.social 🤩 read about INCLUDE here: shorturl.at/YlZ5a

So great to have you in Australia Anna!

Home | Engage with DLD Welcome to Engage with Developmental Language Disorder (E-DLD). We connect people affected by DLD, previously termed Specific Language Impairment, to academic research. You can sign up to E-DLD to rec...

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New paper for #SLPeeps, which suggests that sentence repetition, nonword repetition, a parental questionnaire, and a task measuring semantic and morphosyntactic comprehension contribute the most to identifying DLD in bilingual children. #DevLangDis

Happy to see you on BlueSky Daniela. 😊

View out of southern cross university building showing beautiful weather and Kirra Beach

Another brilliant day on the Gold Coast - and this is winter!!

2025 ASHA Awards Recipients 2025 award recipients from the American-Speech-Language Hearing Association.

🥳🎉 Congratulations @leannetogher.bsky.social 2025 ASHA Fellowship Award Recipient www.asha.org/news/2025/20... 👏

A Pathway to Research-Reliable Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing for Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Multiphase Process for Training Community Clinicians Purpose: Mounting research supports the use of motor-based intervention (e.g., Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing [DTTC]) for children with chil...

🥳 WOOT! 🆓🔓 in @ashajournals.bsky.social A Pathway to Research-Reliable Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing for Children With #ChildApraxiaSpeech: A Multiphase Process for Training Community Clinicians. 2025. AJSLP doi.org/10.1044/2025... #childspeechdis #apraxia 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #DTTC