Thank you to Dr Lisa Denny (right) Dr Lisa Denny, mum and advocate who presented today's lived experience address. We agree "speech pathologists have the most important job in the world".

Mark Boyes flying the flag for interdisciplinary collaboration to foster meaningful research to improve outcomes for those with low reading skills who experience mental health #LaLYP #SPAConf

Interested to hear about the strategies used by and experiences of others in reporting on the functional impact of #DevLangDis for the #NDIS #SPAConf

📽️ NEW VIDEO! 'A Book at Bedtime' 📖 We all love a good #story. But what role do #books play in children's #language development? Find out with Nicky Dawson & Emma James 📚 With special thanks to The Story Museum Watch the full version at: bit.ly/ABookAtBedtime 1/2

Any #SLPeeps feeling excited about a research degree,following #SPAconf ? @C4IE_QU is offering a PhD or MPhil scholarship in beautiful Brisbane! Feel welcome to get in touch if you'd like to get more info or use the links in this post ⬇️

Please RT broadly: are you a speech pathologist practicing in Australia? If so, we would like to invite you to participate in this survey on low functioning #literacy. redcap.utas.edu.au/surveys/?s=WF7… @amandaLneil #100percentliteracy #speechpathology @plantedarose #speechpathologist

What About DLD?! There is already 600+ signatures on our change.org petition calling for improved access to the NDIS for the 1 in 14 Australians with #devlangdis. BUT we need more! Join the campaign ==> thedldproject.com/what-about-dld/ #NDIS #advocacy #invisibledisability

Final report of the Tasmanian Literacy Advisory Panel was published today. It recommends evidence-based, structured teaching of literacy in all schools in the next three years. DPAC will continue to fund and lead this work, reinforcing it as a priority. dpac.tas.gov.au/literacy/home/…

Pleased to have this published OA - the views of young people in flexible learning programmes CLTT Thx for funding Independant Schools Western Australia Healthway + wonderful team: Emily M Jackson SLP Laura Glisson Nat Kippin Toni Tomlin Mark Boyes Curtin School of Allied Health journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…

if you are in Perth and interested in our research in #DevLangDis, come and celebrate the start of #DLD awareness week at a *free* event with members of #LaLYP talking about our projects Curtin University we'd love to see you there #speechies #slpeeps #psychs #OTs #teachers et al

My second #SLPhD paper has been published #openaccess with Tanya Anne Serry PhD Pamela Snow Teachers’ perspectives on the role and scope of practice of speech-language pathologists working to support literacy in the early years of school. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The 2023 #DLDday campaign video has been released! Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) affects 1 in 14 people. Watch this video to learn more and help us raise awareness of DLD on Friday 20th October 2023. You can watch it here: youtu.be/7wZ_OW9Jx0s?si…

A fantastic opportunity for teachers to hear from a real expert in #devlangdis

🌟New publication🌟 I'm investigating the impact of Accessible Pedagogies on students with language &/or attentional difficulties. This paper unpacks students' profiles & what students wish their teachers knew about them & how they learn. #OpenAccess tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Looking forward to talking all things #narrativeintervention 📘& #devlangdis tomorrow 16/1/24📅. Come and join me for this Engage with Developmental Language Disorder event. 5pm Perth time🕐

Welcome to Laura Glisson, the new editor of the LDA Bulletin. If you would like to contribute to the LDA Bulletin please get in touch at [email protected]

We're excited to announce our next E-DLD event!

Looking forward to presenting on oral language in the early years with Rosemary Simpson on Monday 18th March 3.30pm AWST. Come & join us for some evidence-based ideas on how to facilitate oral language development with 3-6 year olds in a classroom setting. Followed by a Q&A!

In this session, Laura will unpack the evidence around oral language instruction in the early years (Foundation to Year 2). **This webinar will be recorded and available for two weeks after the event** Cost: LDA Member: $50 LDA Student Member – $40 Non-Member – $70

Are you someone with #DevLangDis? Know someone or work with someone who has #DLD? Please consider taking part in this 30-minute ranking task for an Australian research study and help identify research priorities for this group of people.