Invitation to Participate: Research on DLD and Mental Health Support for Children and Young People sheffield.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

In his editorial on 6.7.2026 @jonsevers.bsky.social reflected on the new report published about white working class educational outcomes…. I am going to reflect back on this.. Long thread I have much experience (and years) of working in schools serving these populations successfully. 1/n

Our very own @suemarr.bsky.social and Hilary, giving their talk on effective oracy strategies for students with #dld at the @naplic.bsky.social conference. Fantastic to be here at #naplic2026

Thank you to all the MPs who came to the Speech, Language and Communication Alliance Young People's Committee last week, and for doing all you can to raise vital awareness - please share! @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social @thurrockjen.bsky.social @helenhayes.bsky.social

Nightmare for a friend of mine in London. Please share.

Happy Sunday E-DLD followers! Today's research study aimed to investigate how individuals with DLD manage their finances. Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/young-a... #DevLangDis #DLD #FinancialLiteracy #Finances

New (open access) piece: The tragedy of the Milburn report is that it is right on education – but too late. Published here educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/the... and here: open.substack.com/pub/warwickm...

Face it, you've run out of things to say about the Labour leadership So here's my latest substack on the govt's plans to end the SEND crisis - and what it means to take parents' legal rights away Oh, and how it ties into the Labour leadership battle chamindajayanetti.substack.com/p/send-refor...

SEND reform – a tightrope without a safety net

It’s late afternoon on Friday and you’re done for the week. So read this instead

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The thought pieces focus on: > Specialist Provision Packages and their potential impact on special schools > Independent Special Schools and the SEND reform proposals > The role Government envisages for special schools

For my more detailed thoughts on the SEND reform "areas of development" and "Specialist Provision Packages" see here: www.moorhouseinstitute.com/four-in-ten-...

Four in ten risk falling through SEND reform gaps - Moor House Research & Training Institute

Four in ten risk falling through SEND reform gaps

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Dr Susan Ebbels@susanebbels.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Very pleased to have contributed to this important @tesmagazine.bsky.social article with my main concerns re #SENDreform. Please share. @nasschools.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @natspec.bsky.social @patoss-dyslexia.bsky.social @acamh.bsky.social @afasic.bsky.social

If you work with adults with DLD or aim to in the future, then join our network meeting next week. We'll be talking service development this time. Details and bookings www.naplic.org.uk/events/ Free to members: www.naplic.org.uk/membership/ #DevLangDis

Key messages from outgoing President Courtenay Norbury 1 we need to diagnose DLD. This builds awareness, research & services 2 language interventions give people with DLD more opportunities 3 use evidence based practice. And link what we do to what policy makers want to hear. #NAPLIC26

And a strong final message: small tweaks to lessons can have a big impact for learners with DLD #NAPLIC26

ICYMI: Almost nine in 10 applicants for state-funded training to become educational psychologists are now turned away, revealing a potential untapped pipeline for ministers’ 'experts at hand' service https://schoolsweek.co.uk/data-reveals-untapped-educational-psychologist-pipeline/

Data reveals untapped educational psychologist pipeline

Almost 9 in 10 applicants for funded training are being turned away

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Here is a picture of the mapping exercise I carried out (which shows that about 40% of children who currently meet criteria for EHCPs risk falling through the significant gaps):

Very pleased to have contributed to this important @tesmagazine.bsky.social article with my main concerns re #SENDreform. Please share. @nasschools.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @natspec.bsky.social @patoss-dyslexia.bsky.social @acamh.bsky.social @afasic.bsky.social

Schools face ‘impossible’ SEND support package plans, experts warn

‘Bizarre’ government proposals risk lumping together pupils with vastly different needs, and stripping out mental health support, leaders tell Tes

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Phew, the culmination of 2 years work learning Greek, adapting the system and then making the slides and workshops. It is been an illuminating experience in many ways.

The SHAPE CODING system@shapecoding.com · 4mo ago

Today I presented a full day course with workshops to 40 Greek SLTs. Learning enough Greek to be able to adapt the SHAPE CODING system to the specifics of the language was quite a challenge, but a very interesting process.

🆓 PREPRINT of “There’s Going to Have to be a Culture Shift”: Associate and Full Professors’ Perceptions and Experiences Related to Open Science Practices in Communication Sciences and Disorders 🆓 HERE: osf.io/preprints/ed... 🥳 Thank you for the heads up, @micahehirsch.bsky.social 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

Micah Hirsch, Ph.D.@micahehirsch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The journal version is unfortunately not free, but we have the preprint version of this article available online for free! osf.io/preprints/ed...

This study examined the diagnostic power and robustness of sentence repetition in distinguishing monolingual English-speaking children with developmental language disorder from typically developing children. https://on.asha.org/3P0Q9MF #DevLangDis

The Utility and Robustness of Sentence Repetition as a Marker of Developmental Language Disorder: An Analysis of the Surrey Communication and Language in Education Study Project Data

Purpose: This study examined the diagnostic power and robustness of sentence repetition (SR) in distinguishing monolingual English-speaking child...

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Such a helpful graphic.

Jon Severs@jonsevers.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A very useful White Paper timeline here from the @tesmagazine.bsky.social team and our awesome designer Nige!

A very useful White Paper timeline here from the @tesmagazine.bsky.social team and our awesome designer Nige!

Excl: DfE warned that workforce shortages could affect delivery of its £1.8bn “experts at hand” SEND plan by 2028. Professional bodies welcome the investment, but raise doubts on timeline of delivery. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

New ‘experts at hand’ won’t arrive fast enough, DfE warned

Professional bodies back bigger roles in schools for educational psychologists, occupational and speech and language therapists - but say they already struggle to meet demand

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Before Marion Downs, childhood hearing loss wasn’t caught until age 3+. #WorldHearingDay The 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 advocated for early detection/intervention & established the first large-scale newborn screening program (1963), proving early intervention is the key to language. #WomenInSTEM

I agree that this will be a severe challenge. It takes 2-4 years to train a Speech & Language Therapist. There already are insufficient SLTs for the jobs currently available. Plans may need to include consideration of how to encourage returners, improve retention & increase hours of part-timers.

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The target date for the government’s £1.8 billion ‘experts at hand’ service has been called into question, amid concerns that the workforces involved are already ‘severely stretched’

This can't have been easy to write, but who better to do it than a linguist with Tourette’s? A really excellent piece. theconversation.com/im-a-linguis...

I’m a linguist with Tourette’s – here’s what I want people to understand after Baftas controversy

I often feel that I live in my body alongside another person who wants to continually move and say things.

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More funding, "Experts at Hand", collaboration with specialist settings and training for every teacher. You can read our initial response to the #schoolswhitepaper and #SENDReform consultation here: www.moorhouseinstitute.com/response-to-...

Conference is coming and we have a stellar line up, including @suemarr.bsky.social and Hilary Nicoll (with correct spelling now!) from @moorhouseinstitute.com talking about oracy strategies for learners with DLD. www.naplic.org.uk/conference-p... www.naplic.org.uk/conferences/ #DevLangDis

We’re pleased to share this blog from Sue Marr, Specialist Teacher and Trainer at @moorhouseinstitute.com, explaining why oracy matters for learners with speech and language difficulties, including DLD, and what a stronger focus on spoken language could mean for inclusion and learning in schools.

The latest episode of the DLD Download is out now. Sue Marr is joined by very special guests to explore how adults with DLD navigate the workplace. www.moorhouseinstitute.com/the-dld-down... #DLD #devlangdis

Those chaffinches especially - what an extraordinary photograph 🤩 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Week in wildlife: cuddling sloths, dazed iguanas and a very fat seal

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

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