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Very interesting findings.
When it comes to language, we have long term issues to deal with.

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We followed children’s language, socioemotional, and educational progress for three years following the initial COVID-19 lockdowns. Exciting to see the final report of this @nuffieldfoundation.org funded project published, which shows and discusses a picture of mixed findings: www.iciclesproject.com

Join me at The Speaking Summit 2026 on Fri 20th March. I’ll be part of a fantastic line-up of oracy experts, hosted by Voice21, gathering to explore how to take the government’s commitment to oracy forward. My session on ‘Overcoming Barriers to Dialogue’ is at 1.30pm. Hope to see you there!

A photograph of Course Beetle presenter Melanie Cross. Next to the photo text reads 'Upcoming courses with Melanie Cross. The Course Beetle logo sits top right of the image.

We have courses coming up with the excellent @melaniespeechie.bsky.social:

✍️How to assess the language & communication needs of CYP with SEMH - 12th Mar
🤝 Understanding & supporting attachment difficulties & complex trauma - 17th Mar

Find out more (🔗 in comments)

#slt #cpd

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

Not really sure.

We need more #DevLangDis activity on BlueSky!

Speech Apraxia UK CPD Study Event Childhood Apraxia of Speech Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 9:30 Am-12.30pm
Absolutely incredible line up for this CPD Childhood Apraxia of Speech Event. You can book on eventbrite using using link,
www.eventbrite.com/e/1980114085...

Use #DevLangDis so we can connect, learn and raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)

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

Researchers from UCL are exploring how educators manage the impact of DLD on numeracy.
It's a quick survey tinyurl.com/DLDNumeracy
#DevLangDis

Conference is coming and we have a stellar line up, incluiding @suemarr.bsky.social and Hilary Nicholl from @moorhouseinstitute.com talking about oracy strategies for learners with DLD.
www.naplic.org.uk/conference-p...
www.naplic.org.uk/conferences/
#DevLangDis

Specialist provisions have the potential to be of benefit for learners with Developmental Language Disorder DLD).
But they need to be done well. That's why we wrote this guidance with @afasic.bsky.social & @speechandlanguk.bsky.social
#DevLangDis

speechandlanguage.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Researchers from UCL are exploring how educators manage the impact of DLD on numeracy.
It's a quick survey tinyurl.com/DLDNumeracy
#DevLangDis

Conference is coming and we have a stellar line up, incluiding @suemarr.bsky.social and Hilary Nicholl from @moorhouseinstitute.com talking about oracy strategies for learners with DLD.
www.naplic.org.uk/conference-p...
www.naplic.org.uk/conferences/
#DevLangDis

Abstract of the paper

Figure 1 - experimental setup

Figure 2 - accuracy over time

Figure 3 - semantic similarity within/across games

I always thought preschoolers were too egocentric to do well on communication tasks where they had to talk about novel referents. Old papers reported they'd say stuff like "this one looks like my uncle's hat."

@vboyce.bsky.social shows that this is wrong!

osf.io/preprints/ps...

Great work!

NEW PUBLICATION! Are adults with a history of a communication disorder at risk for poor health outcomes?
In our latest paper, we analyzed adults with an electronic health record (EHR) code related to communication disorders for the likelihood they had another health condition.

Specialist provisions have the potential to be of benefit for learners with Developmental Language Disorder DLD).
But they need to be done well. That's why we wrote this guidance with @afasic.bsky.social & @speechandlanguk.bsky.social
#DevLangDis

speechandlanguage.org.uk/wp-content/u...

DLD journal club is on Feb 25th at 3.30.
Run in conjunction with @cltt.bsky.social @vjoffe.bsky.social & Judy Clegg.
Article by @samueldcalder.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social & Mary Claessen on grammar and Shape Coding
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Bookings www.naplic.org.uk/events/

DLD journal club is on Feb 25th at 3.30.
Run in conjunction with @cltt.bsky.social @vjoffe.bsky.social & Judy Clegg.
Article by @samueldcalder.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social & Mary Claessen on grammar and Shape Coding
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Bookings www.naplic.org.uk/events/

A child drawing of a female scientist. The hedline is: What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever before

When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.

Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON

Real-Time Spoken Word Recognition in Adults With and Without Developmental Language Disorder: The Role of Early Language Skills Purpose: This study aims to address the critical gap in research on real-time language processing in adults with developmental language disorder ...

Do adults with DLD continue to exhibit differences in the dynamics of spoken word recognition observed in childhood or do they resolve by adulthood? This #JSLHR study aims to address a gap in research on real-time language processing.

https://on.asha.org/3MtGgpM #DevLangDis

Phonetics nerds will love this. Henry Higgins has competition

Parents, we need your help!
Please email Claireh@afasic.org.uk to get a template letter you can send to your MP. We’re urging MPs to ensure Initial Teacher Training prepares new teachers to deliver adaptive teaching for children with speech & language needs before the White Paper lands.

Being understood: Neurodivergent care leavers’ perspectives on their own communication skills - Sarah Spencer, Vicki Roberts, Kerstin Schroeter, Judy Clegg, 2026 Background Emerging research has suggested that a significant proportion of children and young people in looked after care present with communication needs incl...

New open access paper: Being understood: Neurodivergent care leavers’ perspectives on their own communication skills Some really important insights about the importance of connection and advocacy for young people with #DevLangDis #SLPeeps
doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Nearly time for the annual trip to the ‘all you can eat buffet’ for Lunar New Year. The youngest is moving on from a mountain of chicken nuggets and repeat trips to the serve-yourself icecream machine. He had noodles last year! #dld #devlangdis #yearofthehorse

Labour making a £6billion policy announcement and it’s hardly getting any coverage

I know it’s quite niche, but this change will ensure the survival of numerous councils of all political persuasions

Not many people will see it & even fewer will care, despite the scale of the financial commitment

At the DLD/SLCN specialist network listening to Georgia Wrigley from @speechandlanguk.bsky.social talk about No Pens Day which is on May 20th this year.
Get involved and raise money for #SLCN.
Details and resources speechandlanguage.org.uk/get-involved...

Concept Cartoons are a fantastic way to kick start conversations in science. #oracy #SLCN #DevLangDis
raisedgrounded.com/concept-cart...