Dr Susan Ebbels

Conference is coming and we have a stellar line up, including
@suemarr.bsky.social and Hilary Nicoll (with correct spelling now!) from @moorhouseinstitute.com talking about oracy strategies for learners with DLD.
www.naplic.org.uk/conference-p...
www.naplic.org.uk/conferences/
#DevLangDis

We’re pleased to share this blog from Sue Marr, Specialist Teacher and Trainer at @moorhouseinstitute.com, explaining why oracy matters for learners with speech and language difficulties, including DLD, and what a stronger focus on spoken language could mean for inclusion and learning in schools.

The latest episode of the DLD Download is out now.

Sue Marr is joined by very special guests to explore how adults with DLD navigate the workplace.

www.moorhouseinstitute.com/the-dld-down...

#DLD #devlangdis

Week in wildlife: cuddling sloths, dazed iguanas and a very fat seal This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Those chaffinches especially - what an extraordinary photograph 🤩
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Flyer with 10 strategies to support children with Developmental Language Disorder.

The article mentions strategies thatcpsrents can use to support their children with language difficulties. Check out our handy flyer with top 10 strategies, available here: www.moorhouseinstitute.com/dld-resource...

Why government must invest in speech and language therapy We can't close the gap if we allow communication skills to go unmet at this alarming scale

📢 'We must stop treating speech and language support as optional.'

🚨 Check out this great article by Jen Craft MP (@thurrockjen.bsky.social), in which she says Govt should see more speech and language therapy, 'not as an expense but as an upfront investment'.

schoolsweek.co.uk/spending-on-...

Developmental language disorder can have life-long effects – and it’s easily missed in multilingual children Children with DLD show problems across all their languages and need specialist help.

Children with DLD show problems across all their languages and need specialist help.

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

Are EHCPs really driving the SEND crisis? Education, health and care plans have been blamed for an unsustainable rise in special educational needs in schools, but would scrapping or limiting these plans fix the problem?

Looking back at our most-read story this year: @mmulholland.bsky.social explores whether education, health and care plans are really to blame for the unsustainable rise of SEND in schools

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Community service announcement: we can diagnose #apraxia before three, and in fact in some cases we can treat or successfully prevent it using Babble Bootcamp from infancy

Running the Extra Mile: Life with DLD

Our brand new Podcast, The DLD DownLoaD, is now live!

In our first episode, Ollie Riley shares his journey from Moor House School & College to the marathon starting line and beyond.

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#dlddownload #devlangdis @radld.bsky.social

Why Oracy Matters for Learners with DLD – Insights from the Curriculum and Assessment Review - Moor House Research & Training Institute The movement to recognise oracy as a fundamental building block and tool for learning has been steadily growing for a while now. With organisations like Voice 21 leading the way in advocating and advi...

We’ve spent some time digesting the recent Curriculum & Assessment Review and discussing at length its implications for students with DLD, which we'll share in a series of posts over the coming days. First up, oracy! short4url.site/30a3eb

#CurriculumReview #OracyMatters #DLD #devlangdis

Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis Purpose: We aimed to create a comprehensive understanding of the dilemmas involved in the diagnosis of developmental language disorder (DLD) and ...

#JSLHR researchers explore the often-complex dilemmas of diagnosing developmental language disorder (DLD), noting the potential of #DLD as a neurodevelopmental, multidimensional spectrum. https://on.asha.org/47NwCGu

@karlamcgregor.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social

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Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis Purpose: We aimed to create a comprehensive understanding of the dilemmas involved in the diagnosis of developmental language disorder (DLD) and ...

JUST WHEN I THOUGHT TODAY COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES❗@karlamcgregor.bsky.social and co are 🔥on fire🔥 in @ashajournals.bsky.social in a 🆓🔓 article about #devlangdis and its spectral nature. This assertion will stay with me: "To diagnose is to categorize". pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....

Enjoyed skim-reading this paper!

Hello 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES, SLT advocates, parents of children & young people with #SLCN & other dedicated #childSPEECHdis #devLANGdis 💃🕺movers & shakers. The #INVESTinSLT push has important implications internationally. Please amplify📣 this message 🇬🇧 #budget2025🇬🇧 #budget25🇬🇧 @ukparliament.parliament.uk

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

The DLD DownLoaD Podcast Trailer Spotify video

Something exciting is coming…

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new Podcast, The DLD DownLoaD, exploring all things DLD with the help of some amazing guests.

Listen to the teaser now and stay tuned for updates!

bit.ly/4hSO7sd

#DLDdownload #newpodcast #devlangdis #comingsoon

Or next DLD diagnostic network will be on November 20th. Free to members. And membership starts at just £20 per year. #DevLangDis
www.naplic.org.uk/event/dld-di...

ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.

I cannot inagine how it feels to be this boy’s parents. What on earth are we doing, with everything we know about the ways unregulated social media have changed us, letting it happen all over again but worse with chatbots? www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...

Excellent news!

Did you know that the #DLDToolbox is translated into several languages? Here is the Spanish translation with thanks to Dra. Eva Aguilar-Mediavilla, University de les Illes Balears. idel.uib.es/traduccion-a...

Afasic are Hiring A Parent Support Service Manager to oversee and modernise this service. Part-time, 14 hours a week Fixed Term contract – 12 months
Flexibility to work remotely with the ability to travel to the London office in Bethnal Green. More info and to Apply afasic.org.uk/work-with-us/

As ever, lots of lovely goodies in the @speechbite.bsky.social newsletter this month! Includes intervention for children with #DevLangDis #SLPeeps

Effects of a Multitiered System of Language Support on Preliteracy Abilities in Kindergarten Children With Developmental Language Disorder Purpose: Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) are at increased risk for reading difficulties. While oral language interventions be...

Children with developmental language disorder are at increased risk for reading difficulties. Authors here examined the effects of a Multitiered System of Language Support on the preliteracy abilities of kindergarteners with DLD.

https://on.asha.org/47CTXdI #DevLangDis

🧵The problem with removing labels (in any context), is that as soon as they go, there is no common language amongst professionals, across schools and other agencies.

Everyone starts talking at cross purposes and misunderstanding each other. Everything becomes muddled and confused.

A big thank you to BBC South East for featuring #DLDDay this morning!

It was fantastic to see them highlight the amazing artwork our students have done and help us raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

www.moorhouseschool.co.uk/news/?pid=0&...

#devlangdis #dldawareness

Fantastic work @suemarr.bsky.social ! It was indeed a full on day.