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Understanding and Supporting Developmental Language Disorder With Stephen Parsons

Learn about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), its impact on learning, and how it differs from other conditions like SLCN (Speech, Language and Communication Needs). Explore effective identification, diagnosis, and simple teaching strategies. Discover how to use the curriculum as a language learning opportunity and build long-term support, focused on empowerment, understanding, and progress for children with DLD.
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Stephen Parsons

2 hours

Online Course

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By completing this course, you will:

Have a thorough understanding of what Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is.
Know the impact that DLD can have on a child's learning, and how to identify it in your classroom.
Be able to implement practical and effective teaching strategies to support children with DLD, including those with EAL.
Understand how DLD differs from other conditions, such as SLCN.
Feel confident in supporting and empowering children with DLD to make progress.

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Stephen Parsons

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Stephen is a Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT), trainer and author of practical language development resources for teachers and SaLTs. He has 35 years’ experience in the field, including 1996–2017 in Hackney and the City of London, where he was Speech and Language Therapy Service Manager for a number of years. Stephen is co-author of best-selling resources ‘Language for Thinking’, ‘Word Aware’ (1, 2 and 3), and ‘Language for Behaviour and Emotions.’ He is joint operational lead for the Educational Endowment Foundation research project ‘Concept Cat’, which is investigating the effectiveness of teaching vocabulary in Early Years. Stephen graduated in Speech Pathology from Flinders University in Australia, before attaining an MSc in Speech and Language Therapy from City University, London in 2000. He was Chair of NAPLIC, the UK organisation for professionals working with developmental language disorder for a total of 8 years, and Chair of RADLD, the international campaign to raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder. In 2021, Stephen was the recipient of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists’ Sternberg Award for clinical innovation.