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Rhea Paul, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Sacred Heart University “Einstein didn’t talk until he was four.” “My two-year-old isn’t talking because her big sister talks for her.” “My toddler isn’t talking but he’s had [...]
Sean M. Redmond, Ph.D., and Amy Wilder, M.S. University of Utah Why do we need to compare children’s development? We pay a lot of attention to how kids grow, leading researchers, educators and clinici [...]
Lisa Archibald University of Western Ontario Working memory is to the ability to hold and manipulate information in mind. Here are a few tasks that require working memory: Remembering the cost of item [...]
Karla K. McGregor Boys Town National Research Hospital The school years are a period of rapid vocabulary growth. Although the average student learns about 1000 new root words per year, every child is [...]
Karla McGregor, Ph.D. Boys Town National Research Hospital Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a “neurodevelopmental disorder.” Other neurodevelopmental disorders are: Attention Deficit Hyperacti [...]
By Rouzana Komesidou, Ph.D. MGH Institute of Health Professions Tiffany P. Hogan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP MGH Institute of Health Professions The ability to understand and use language can impact how much a ch [...]
Many parents of children who have Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), have never heard of DLD. Here we explore some potential reasons and provide some guidelines for those of you who are seeking a diagnosis.
It is helpful to know what terms are being used to refer to DLD. The terms have been broken down into three categories: research terms, clinical terms (including terms used for insurance purposes), and educational policy terms.
As a professional, you may find yourself in a position to advocate for better practices to be adopted in your state or school district. Below are links to tools that are commonly used or might be used as part of best practice.