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You are here: Home / Developmental Language Disorder: A free guide for families

Developmental Language Disorder: A free guide for families

Hello friends

Developmental Language Disorder (‘DLD’) is common. But it is not well understood.

It’s hard to find evidence-based information that is easy to read. We’ve written a lot about DLD. But the information on our website wasn’t organised very well.


We put together this 64-article guide for children, adolescents, adults and families affected by DLD. Simply look for a topic that is interesting to you, and click on it to get to the article.

If you’d like a free PDF copy of the complete guide, sign up below.

We hope this is helpful!

Cheers David and the Banter Speech & Language team


Overview


Part 1: Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Basics

Part 2.1: How to help at different ages

Part 2.2: How to help with different needs

Part 3: DLD + other developmental disorders and challenges


Part 1: DLD basics

What is DLD?

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DLD Basics

What do norm-referenced language assessment scores mean?

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DLD Basics

DLD: Known red flags and risk factors

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DLD Basics

Dosage: How much therapy is needed?

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DLD Basics

DLD and bilingualism

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DLD Basics

Suspected DLD: when to seek help

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DLD Basics

Speech pathologists and teachers can help

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DLD Basics

Part 2.1: How to help at different ages

Language therapy: a (long) primer

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How to help

Language stimulation techniques

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Late talker tips

Shared reading

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Preschooler tips

Non-fiction

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Preschooler tips

24 practical tips

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School students

Indirect requests

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School students

Writing help

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School students

Vocabulary

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At High School

Help with STEM subjects

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At High School

Joint attention

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Late talker tips

First words

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Late talker tips

Why read with your child?

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Preschooler tips

Family adventures

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Preschooler tips

DLD and school readiness

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Preschooler tips

Technology

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School students

Reading problems

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School students

Academic words

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At High School

Adults with DLD

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Adults

The importance of play

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Late talker tips

Verbs, verbs, verbs

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Late talker tips

Audiobooks

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Preschooler tips

Dads can help

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Preschooler tips

Quiet classrooms

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School students

Writing problems

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School students

Helping teachers

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At High School

Study skills and exams

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At High School

Part 2.2: How to help with different needs

Early grammar

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Syntax and Grammar

How to teach vocabulary

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Semantics

Behaviours to look for

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Pragmatic language difficulties

Play-based, peer mediated therapy

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Pragmatic language difficulties

Use Blank’s Language Levels

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Language comprehension

Links between oral language and reading comprehension

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Language comprehension

Analogies

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Higher level language

Choose ambitious goals

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Syntax and Grammar

Which words to teach

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Semantics

Pragmatic language goals

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Pragmatic language difficulties

Play equipment

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Pragmatic language difficulties

Use sequencing

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Language comprehension

Idioms

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Higher level language

Homophones, homonyms and homographs

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Higher level language

Theory of mind

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Higher level language

Modelling and focused stimulation

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Syntax and Grammar

Teaching categories

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Semantics

How to help

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Pragmatic language difficulties

Following instructions

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Language comprehension

Teach inferencing

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Language comprehension

Similes and metaphors

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Higher level language

Sayings

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Higher level language

Narratives

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Higher level language

Part 3: DLD with other developmental disorders and challenges

DLD and ADHD

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DLD + other disorders & challenges

DLD and dyslexia

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DLD + other disorders & challenges

DLD and emotional and behavioural issues

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DLD + other disorders & challenges

DLD and working memory difficulties

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DLD + other disorders & challenges

DLD and speech sound disorders

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DLD + other disorders & challenges

DLD and long-term social issues

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DLD + other disorders & challenges

DLD and auditory processing disorder

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DLD + other disorders & challenges

DLD and stuttering

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DLD + other disorders & challenges

DLD and sleep

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DLD + other disorders & challenges


Thank you!

  1. If you found this guide useful, please feel free to share it.
  2. For more free information and resources, check out the rest of this website.
  3. Remember that people are not their disorder! Together, we can all help to support children and adults with DLD.

Hi there, I’m David Kinnane.

Principal Speech Pathologist, Banter Speech & Language

Our talented team of certified practising speech pathologists provide unhurried, personalised and evidence-based speech pathology care to children and adults in the Inner West of Sydney and beyond, both in our clinic and via telehealth.

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