Developmental Language Disorder (DLD): Signs, impact and support

Join us on July 2nd for the UCL IOE Centre for Language, Literacy and Numeracy: Research and Practice summer lecture!

The Centre are delighted to be hosting Dr Susan Ebbels, who will be presenting her research Developmental Language Disorder: Signs, impact and support, followed by a wine reception. This event will be of interest to researchers, teachers, practitioners and parents.

Read on for more details about the event and the speaker.

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD): signs, impact and support

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) affects 7% of children and yet awareness of the nature of DLD and how to support children and adults with DLD is very low, not only among the public but also among professionals who work with children. In this talk, Dr Ebbels will discuss the overlap of DLD with other conditions, the key signs of DLD and the impact it can have on children’s lives and education. She will then discuss multi-tiered systems of support with a particular focus on Tiers 1 (support for all children) and 3 (individualised support). At Tier 1, she will briefly discuss support and adaptations that particularly help children with DLD and will signpost further information on supporting children with DLD in the classroom. At Tier 3, she will introduce some of her research which investigates the effectiveness of support and teaching from Speech and Language Therapists in developing the vocabulary and grammar skills of children with DLD.

About the speaker: Dr Susan Ebbels

Dr Susan Ebbels is a Speech & Language Therapist and Director of Moor House Research and Training Institute at Moor House School & College, Surrey, UK, a special school for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) aged 7-19. She is on the editorial boards of International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders and Child Language Teaching and Therapy. She has an honorary lectureship at UCL and is also a specialist advisor for Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. She is passionate about the need for evidence based practice and has carried out and coordinated many intervention studies on a range of areas, but with a particular focus on improving the comprehension and production of grammar in children with language disorders using her SHAPE CODINGTM system. She delivers regular courses both on the SHAPE CODINGTM system and on the current evidence base for school-aged children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

Moor House Research and Training Institute aims to carry out and publish clinically and educationally relevant research, develop and deliver training and resources in a wide range of areas relating to DLD, influence policy and practice and raise awareness of DLD.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

room 642, 20 Bedford Way, 20 Bedford Way, London, United Kingdom