The Talking DLD Podcast

Grammar Therapy & DLD

Grammar therapy intervention. How do you do it and why is it particularly effective when working with children with DLD? In this episode of The Talking DLD Podcast our special guest is Dr Samuel Calder, speech pathologist and academic from Curtin University, Perth who is investigating grammar intervention using shape coding. 

Shape coding utilises colours and shapes to help kids learn  how words fit together. This can be very helpful for children with DLD. In this episode Dr Calder will:

• share how going from learning language to language for learning can be a real challenge for kids with Developmental Language Disorder
• provide examples of the signs of grammar challenges in children and how they can be strongly linked to DLD
• discuss the findings of his research and give practical guidance on how therapists, educators and families can apply the learnings in their work, at school or home

You can find out more about Dr Calder's work at the Language and Literacy in Young People website. Sam has also kindly provided his email address in case you have trouble accessing anything (e.g., articles) or have any questions: samuel.calder@postgrad.curtin.edu.au

 

RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THE PODCAST

• Combining implicit and explicit intervention approaches to target grammar in young children with Developmental Language Disorder. Read the publication here.
• Explicit Grammar Intervention in Young School-Aged Children With Developmental Language Disorder: An Efficacy Study Using Single-Case Experimental Design. Read the publication here.
• The Efficacy of an Explicit Intervention Approach to Improve Past Tense Marking for Early School-Age Children With Developmental Language Disorder. Read more here.
• The SHAPE CODING^TM system was designed by Speech & Language Therapist Dr Susan Ebbels at Moor House School & College to teach spoken and written grammar to school-aged children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Read more here.

A Parent's Journey to a Successful NDIS Application for DLD

In Episode 5 of The Talking DLD Podcast we speak with Nadia, Mum to two boys with DLD from Western Australia.

Nadia has successfully supported her children to gain access to the NDIS. Throughout the podcast Nadia will discuss:

1. The types of information she included with her application
2. The professional help she tapped into to help complete her application
3. The examples she gave to demonstrate the 'functional impacts' DLD was having on her family
4. The step by step process from application to utilising funding

DLD & Multilingual Children

Does speaking more than one language cause DLD?

 

This is a question we often hear from families who speak two or more languages at home.

 

The short answer is NO. DLD affects people who speak only one language AND people who speak two or more languages.

 

In fact, being multilingual may actually be beneficial!

 

In this episode of The Talking DLD Podcast, Emily Hunt, speech pathologist and PhD candidate at Edith Cowan University talks to us about her work investigating the diagnosis of children with DLD who speak 2 or more languages.

DLD & the NDIS

In this episode of The Talking DLD Podcast, Shaun speaks with Erin West, NDIS & Practice Advisor for Speech Pathology Australia.

 

Throughout the podcast they discuss:

 

🟣 SPA's experience advocating to the NDIA

🟡 The NDIS application process in detail

🔴 What needs to be included in a successful NDIS application

🔵 What resources you can access to help with your application

The Changing Face of DLD in Australia

Join The DLD Project Co-Founder and Speech Pathologist, Shaun Ziegenfusz, as he speaks with Professor Sheena Reilly AM, about the changing face of DLD in Australia. Sheena is Pro-Vice Chancellor (Health) at Griffith University and an esteemed researcher and thought leader in DLD.

Sheena was recently awarded a Member of the Order of Australia. This is much-deserved acknowledgment of her 30+ years contributing extensively towards understanding speech, language, and literacy development in children, with more than 200 publications under her name.

We can't wait for you to hear the meaningful insights into DLD diagnosis and support that Prof. Reilly provides in Episode 2 of The Talking DLD Podcast!

A Parent's Perspective

Join The DLD Project Co-Founder and Speech Pathologist, Shaun Ziegenfusz, as he speaks with Belinda Peters, parent of a child with DLD and Founder of the DLD Australia Facebook group. Throughout this inspiring conversation, you'll hear about Belinda's long journey to a DLD diagnosis for her son and discover some of the positives that come from being a parent of a child with DLD.

 

To access evidence-based information, resources, and training head to thedldproject.com. Coming soon!