Let’s raise awareness of DLD!
Presenter Bio
Dr Julia Starling is a Sydney-based speech-language pathologist who has extensive clinical and research experience with populations of children, adolescents and young adults with language and literacy disorders. Her personal and professional life has spanned many decades, countries and cultures. Julia has worked with community health multidisciplinary teams, with remote outreach organisations, with mental health services and as a university clinical educator and lecturer.
Currently, Julia maintains her private caseload of school-aged children and adolescents, regularly lectures and presents seminars and workshops, and continues an active involvement in research projects. She was the 2014 Speech Pathology Australia National Tour speaker. Additionally, Julia is president of the Learning Difficulties Coalition of NSW.
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Developmental Language Disorder is the most common childhood condition you've never heard of!
Come hear insights and classroom strategies from expert and practitioner Dr Julia Starling, and celebrate Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day. Spread the word!
#DLDSeeMe #devlangdis
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#DLDSeeMe #devlangdis
Colouring-in Sheets for: Children 1, Children 2, Adults
RESOURCES TO SHARE
Communication Milestones
What does ‘typical’ language development look like?
Classroom Strategies
How can I support students with DLD in my classroom?
Teacher tips 1: Adapting your language (RADLD)
Creating a communication friendly environment
Understanding the functional impacts for my student/s: SPAA-C
Classroom Screening / Language Checklists
How can I identify students who may have language difficulties or DLD?
Signs of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) (SALDA)
Research
Where can I find some more in-depth, research information regarding DLD and its impacts on students?
Adlof, S. M., & Hogan, T. P. (2018). Understanding dyslexia in the context of developmental language disorders. Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 49(4), 762-773. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.1044/2018_LSHSS-DYSLC-18-0049
Adlof, S. M., & Hogan, T. P. (2019). If We Don’t Look, We Won’t See: Measuring Language Development to Inform Literacy Instruction. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 6(2), 210-217. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2372732219839075
Klein, B., & Kraus de Camargo, O. (2018). A Proposed Functional Abilities Classification Tool for Developmental Disorders Affecting Learning and Behaviour [Hypothesis and Theory]. Frontiers in Education, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2018.00002
CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development. Summary of CATALISE Research by Susan Ebbels
