As some of our children in school have a diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder, this page is to raise awareness and educate parents on what DLD is, how it can appear in a child, how it affects learning, and how parents and professionals can support your child.
Please access the website below for more information.
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) was previously known as Specific Language Impairment (SLI) it is a type of speech, language and communication need (SLCN).
Children with DLD are usually as able and healthy as other children in all ways, with one exception; they have enormous difficulty talking and understanding language.
There is no obvious reason for these difficulties and they are not associated with other conditions, such as cerebral palsy, hearing impairment or autistic spectrum disorders. Children with DLD are often as clever as any other child of their age but they still have difficulties with speech and language.
A child can be diagnosed with DLD if their language difficulties:
· are likely to carry on into adulthood
· have a significant impact on progress at school, or on everyday life
· are unlikely to catch up without help
Children are not usually diagnosed until after the age of 5 and until some therapy has been carried out to see if the difficulties resolve.
In order for children to get a diagnosis of DLD, they need to be involved with NHS SALT or involved with our in house speech and language therapist from Speech Bubble.
If you are worried that your learner has any difficulties with language, then please speak to your class teacher, SENCO Mrs Woodhouse or SENCA Mrs Ashby and we will ask the speech therapist to assess.
/files/DLD-Awareness-Flyer-The-DLD-Project.pdf
/files/Evidence-Brief-Developmental-Language-Disorder-DLD-December-2022.pdf
/files/Copy-of-RADLD-DLD-Fact-Sheet-MASTER.pdf
/files/DLD_-_Parent_Support_Strategies.pdf
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