Suffering in silence

According to researchers in this field, around 7.5 per cent of children begin school with a language disorder that is unexplained by any other condition, with DLD the likely cause. Bishop believes that part of the problem comes down to - perhaps appropriately - language choices. [...]recently, the p...

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Published in:The Times Educational Supplement 2018-02 (5285)
Main Author: Bloom, Adi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autism
Children & youth
Classrooms
Dyslexia
Educational Needs
Language disorders
Language Impairments
Language Skills
Listening
Literacy
Teachers
Teaching assistants
Verbal communication
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Summary:According to researchers in this field, around 7.5 per cent of children begin school with a language disorder that is unexplained by any other condition, with DLD the likely cause. Bishop believes that part of the problem comes down to - perhaps appropriately - language choices. [...]recently, the preferred term for the condition was "specific language impairment"; "developmental language disorder" was settled on only after considerable debate and research. [...]people don't recognise language disorder as much as dyslexia or autism, and it's really hard for people to convey that this is a problem that needs support." Because of widespread ignorance about the challenges they face, students with DLD can have an extremely difficult time in education. [...]he had very severe language difficulties," Dixon says. [...]the go-to solution for language problems - a period of intensive speech and language therapy - can often fail to improve things for children with DLD.
ISSN:0040-7887